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Title:
Theories of counseling and therapy : an experiential approach
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks : SAGE, c2011
Physical Description:
xxiv, 411 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781412979269
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Theories in counseling and therapy : an experiential approach. 2002
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Summary

A brief, hands-on, and experiential text that helps students understand and apply theory in counseling and psychotherapy This fully updated Second Edition helps students comprehend the variety and complexity of theories and internalize and apply the material to their own lives through the use of the reflective exercises in every chapter. Among the many approaches to theory discussed, the book includes an introductory chapter that provides the background necessary for understanding the theories, text that describes the main theory "families," and content that focuses on synthesis and application. Throughout the chapters, authors Jeffrey A. Kottler and Marilyn J. Montgomery seek to excite students with the best of the past and the vitality of the present, and to prepare them for their futures as therapists.


Table of Contents

Preface
1 A Personal Introduction to Theory
2 Theory in Context
3 Theory in a Clinician's Life
4 Psychodynamic Approaches: Look to the Past to Set You Free
5 Behavioral Approaches: What Is Learned Can Be Unlearned
6 Humanistic Approaches: The Primacy of Personal Experience
7 Cognitive Approaches: Thoughts before Feelings
8 Systemic Approaches: All in the Family
9 Brief Approaches: Problems and Solutions
10 Theories on the Edge
11 Integrative Approaches to Doing Therapy
12 Personalizing and Customizing Theory for Clients and Settings
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