Developmental Counseling and Therapy: Promoting Wellness Over the Lifespan

Designed for the life-span course, advanced skills course, or practicum, this text combines developmental counseling and therapy (DCT) theory with wellness theory and positive psychology to provide a foundation for tackling lifespan transitions and developmental issues. Students use case studies, transcripts, and exercises to learn how the major theories relate to actual practice. A web site with test bank and instructor guide is available.

Allen E. Ivey, Ph.D., is distinguished university professor (emeritus) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A diplomate in counseling psychology, he has presented workshops and keynote lectures with Dr. Mary Ivey throughout the world. Dr. Ivey is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association and the Asian-American Psychological Association. His work in diversity led him to be honored as a multicultural elder at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. He has written more than forty books and two hundred articles and chapters, and his writing has been translated into twenty languages. Dr. Ivey's undergraduate work was in psychology at Stanford University, which was followed by a Fulbright grant to study social work at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. His Ph.D. is from Harvard University. At Colorado State University, he led the first research studying video in counseling and therapy, and he is the originator of the microskills approach, basic to this book. He was first to introduce applied neuroscience and neurobiology to the helping fields.

Mary Bradford Ivey, Ph.D., is a former vice president of Microtraining Associates. She has served as visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; the University of Hawai'i, Manoa; and Flinders University, South Australia. She is a retired elementary counselor and a former stress management counselor at Amherst College. Her comprehensive elementary program was named one of the top ten in the nation at the Christa McAuliffe Conference. Dr. Ivey earned her M.A. in counseling from the University of Wisconsin, and her Ph.D. in organizational development at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author or co-author of twenty books (translated into multiple languages) as well as several articles and chapters. A Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), she has presented workshops and keynote lectures with Dr. Allen Ivey throughout the world. She is also known for her work in promoting and explaining development guidance and counseling in the United States and abroad. She is one of the first fifteen honored fellows of the American Counseling Association and is also a recipient of the American Counseling Association's Ohana Award for her work in multicultural counseling.