Theories Of Counseling And Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, And Skills (Merrill Counseling (Hardcover))

Theories Of Counseling And Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, And Skills (Merrill Counseling (Hardcover))

Product Description Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0133388735. To order this title packaged with MyCounselingLab without Pearson eText, use ISBN 0134391055. Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills offers an innovative look at emerging and well-established counseling theories. Organizing theories into four broad themes (Background, Emotions, Thoughts, and Actions), authors underscore key similarities and differences in each approach. Moving beyond a traditional theories book, chapters include skill development sections that connect counseling theories with clinical practice. Fully revised, this edition brings a stronger multicultural focus, includes over 400 new research references, and offers new activities to sharpen clinical understanding. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText*The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience. Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad and Android tablet.* Affordable. The Enhanced Pearson eText may be purchased stand-alone or with a loose-leaf version of the text for 40-65% less than a print bound book. *The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7 or 10 tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later. From the Back Cover Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills offers an innovative look at emerging and well-established counseling theories. Organizing theories into four broad themes (Background, Emotions, Thoughts, and Actions), authors underscore key similarities and differences in each approach. Moving beyond a traditional theories book, chapters include skill development sections that connect counseling theories with clinical practice. Fully revised, this edition brings a stronger multicultural focus, includes over 400 new research references, and offers new activities to sharpen clinical understanding. Expanded research coverage includes over 400 new references that validate each treatment approach in the text. More information on cognitive and cognitive-behavioral treatments appears in Chapters 12-16. New information on psychodynamic psychotherapy, experiential therapies, and interpersonal psychotherapy appears in Chapters 2, 5, 6, 18, and 19. More on the common factors approach appears in Chapter 1 and Chapter 19. A stronger multicultural focus covers Hayess ADDRESSING acronym and revises multicultural sections in each theoretical chapter. Consolidated coverage of solution-focused therapy appears within Chapter 11 on constructivist theories. A reorganized integrative therapy chapter (Chapter 19) expands discussion of Wachtels cyclical psychodynamics and the transtheoretical model of change. Expanded treatment of spiritually-integrated approaches appears in this edition. About the Author Linda Seligman, Ph.D. Dr. Linda Seligman received a PhD in counseling psychology from Columbia University. Her primary research interests included diagnosis and treatment planning as well as counseling people with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Dr. Seligman was a professor at George Mason University for 25 years. She served as co-director of the doctoral program in education, coordinator of