Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Klappentext A unique and useful overview of important approaches to counseling and psychotherapy by an expert author and educator. Focusing on contemporary approaches and practical applications, it is a must-have for students and clinicians alike.This innovative new text presents a comprehensive review of major theories of counseling and psychotherapy using four paradigms: organic-medical, psychological, systemic/relational, and social constructivist. Designed to be accessible and relevant to practice, the book reinforces learning with the inclusion of objectives, chapter summaries, applications of each theory in practice, and brief biographies of major theorists.The text moves beyond traditional approaches with expansive coverage of relationship-centered and postmodern theories such as Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and others. Each theory is explored in depth in a student-entor dialogue that examines and debates the challenges that arise with each theory. The book also addresses the counseling role in psychiatric case management, reflecting the growing reality of cross-professional collaboration.Practical yet rigorous, the text is a state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary approaches in counseling and psychotherapy for students in counseling, social work, professional psychology, marriage and family therapy, and related professions.Key Features:Delivers comprehensive coverage of relationship-centered counseling theoriesAddresses contemporary approaches in depth, including postmodern theories and psychiatric case managementPresents material in a unified voice by an expert teacher and researcher in the fieldConsistently presents goals, process, counselor role, assessment, management, ideal outcomes, and criticisms pertinent to each approachProvides learning objectives, key terms, concluding summaries, and brief biographies of major theoristsIncludes unique mentor-student dialogues at the end of each chapter that explore, conversationally, the significance of each theory and its application to practice...

Auteur

Robert Rocco Cottone, PhD, LPC is a Professor of Counseling at the University of Missouri, St Louis in the Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs and a Certified Family Therapist.

Contenu

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction

1. Overview of Theories and Paradigms of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Part II. Organic-Medical and Psychological Paradigm Approaches

2. Psychiatric Case Management

3. Psychoanalysis: Breaking New Ground

4. Adlerian Therapy: The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler

Robert Rocco Cottone and Holly H. Wagner

5. Person-Centered Therapy

6. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

7. Gestalt Therapy

8. Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Part III. Systemic-Relational Paradigm Approaches

9. Conjoint Family Therapy: Breaking New Ground

10. Strategic Problem Solving Therapy

11. Structural Family Therapy

Part IV. Social Constructivism Paradigm Approaches

12. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Breaking New Ground

13. Narrative Therapy

Ryan Thomas Neace, Christina E. Thaier, and Zachary Polk

14. Cognitive Consensual Therapy

Part V. Cross-Paradigm Approaches

15. Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Amanda K. Bohnenstiehl

16. Emotion-Focused Therapy

Andrea R. Cox

Part VI. Conclusion

17. The Future of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Index