Case Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy - Softcover

Corey, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495553344 ISBN 13: 9780495553342

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2008

Synopsis

Features 11 theoretical approaches in action! In this nationally acclaimed casebook, students follow master teacher Gerald Corey and many of the most highly respected founders and practitioners in contemporary therapy today, as they apply key counseling approaches to the needs of client Ruth. This edition includes a new chapter on counseling Ruth from multicultural and integrative perspectives, additional dialogues between the 26 consulting therapists and Ruth, and new sections throughout.

About this title

About the Author

Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton. He received his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California. He is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; and a National Certified Counselor. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology; and Division 49, Group Psychotherapy); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Both Jerry and Marianne Corey received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2011, and both also received the Eminent Career Award from ASGW in 2001. Dr. Corey was given the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State University at Fullerton in 1991. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling and ethics in counseling. He is the author or coauthor of 15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along with more than 60 journal articles and book chapters. In the past 40 years Jerry and Marianne Corey have conducted group counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many universities in the United States as well as in Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England, and Ireland.

Review

"Dr. Corey's CASE APPROACH TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY is an innovative practice guide for counselors and mental health practitioners. It provides a rich array of theories and perspectives to illustrate the process and techniques of psychotherapy. It identifies the strengths of individual counseling techniques with specific examples and situations that professionals must deal with during the course of intervention. It is a must-read for practitioners who want to integrate theoretical approaches with their unique practice framework."

"Gerald Corey collects a wealth of knowledge from experts in the field and presents it in an organized and comprehensive manner. Each prominent theory is applied to the individual case study of Ruth. CASE APPROACH TO COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY facilitates students' growth, moving them from theoretical orientation to integrated application. It is a necessary component to any counseling theories course."

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0495553344
• ISBN 13: 9780495553342
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368