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Counseling Strategies and Interventions, Seventh Edition, provides an accessible, practical introduction to the real world of counseling people in today's global society from an integrative perspective. This practical, highly readable text focuses on basic counseling skills within a multicultural context, providing students with the tools and strategies they need to become effective members of the counseling profession. Comprehensive but concise, it is rooted in contemporary issues and the diversity of real-world counseling throughout. The authors offer a unique focus both on the student's growth and development as a counselor, and on how the student can best use supervision in this developmental process.Product Identifiers
PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-100205521630
ISBN-139780205521630
eBay Product ID (ePID)57210417
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCounseling Strategies and Interventions
Publication Year2007
SubjectCounseling / Crisis Management, Counseling / Academic Development, Psychotherapy / Counseling, Counseling / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation, Psychology
AuthorSherry Cormier, Harold Hackney
SeriesPearson Custom Education Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number7
LCCN2006-052499
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceCollege Audience
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal158/.3
Lc Classification NumberBf636.6.C67 2008
Table of ContentPreface xvii Chapter One : The Helping Profession What Is Helping? Settings in Which Counselors Work Counselor Qualities and Skills Training and Credentialing of Professional Counselors Chapter Two : The Helping Relationship The Importance of the Relationship to Clients Accurate Empathy Positive Regard Congruence Self-Disclosure Positive Feedback Statements : Encouragement and Strengths Perspective A Climate of Safety Chapter Three : Attending to Clients Communication of Attentiveness Facial Expressions Eye Contact Body Positions and Use of Space Verbal Behavior and Selective Attention Listening for Context Chapter Four : Recognizing Communication Patterns Ritualized Patterns of Communication Interactive Communication Patterns: Culture and Gender Silence Chapter Five: Managing the Counseling Session The First Interview Cultural Variables and the First Interview Structuring of Initial Moments Client Reactions to Initial Interviews Intake-Interview Content Using Intake-Interview Information Opening Subsequent Interviews Terminating the Interview Terminating the Counseling Relationship Chapter Six : Responding to Cognitive Content Recognizing Alternatives Responding to Alternatives Verbal Responses to Cognitive Content Differentiation and Selective Responding The Differentiation Process in Cross-Cultural Counseling Effects of Responding to Cognitive Content Chapter Seven : Responding to Affective Content The Importance of Responding to Affective Content Verbal and Nonverbal Cues Associated with Emotions Types of Affective Messages Affective Competence Verbal Responses to Affective Messages Effects of Responding to Affective Content Chapter Eight : Conceptualizing Issues and Setting Goals The Client's World The Role of the Counselor in Assessing Client Concerns Process and Outcome Goals Culturally Appropriate Counseling Goals Three Elements of Good Outcome Goals Translating Vague Concerns into Specific Goals Client Resistance to Goal Setting and the Stages of Change Model Client Participation in Goal Setting Chapter Nine : Using Integrative Counseling Strategies and Interventions Working with Client Feelings Working with Client Behaviors Working with Client Beliefs and Attitudes Working with client language, symbolic meaning, and stories Working with Client Interactional Patterns and Relationships Working with Client Cultural and Social Systems Chapter Ten : Common Challenges for Beginning Counselors by T. Anne Hawkins, Sherry Cormier, and Janine Bernard Common Concerns of Beginning Counselors Preparing for Ethical Challenges Preparing for Supervision Challenges Appendix A: Websites for Ethical Codes and Related Standards of Professional Organizations Appendix B: Counseling Strategies Checklist References Index