Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues: Approaches Across Diverse Settings

In Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues, the effective treatment of issues such as trauma, addiction, eating disorders, unemployment, and couples counseling are illustrated with numerous case examples. Rich descriptions of the implementation of postmodern approaches and techniques make this text ideal for counselors, psychotherapists, and other helping professionals.

Mark B. Scholl, PhD, MEd, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. He is a past two-term Editor of The Journal of Humanistic Counseling and Past President of the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC). His research interests include constructivist career counseling, counselor identity development, and the counseling needs of community ex-offenders. In 2017 he began a three-year term as AHC's ACA Governing Council Representative.


James T. Hansen, PhD, MA, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling at Oakland University. His primary scholarly interests are philosophical and theoretical issues in counseling and critical examination of contemporary mental health culture. Dr. Hansen has published over fifty articles in leading counseling journals and several books. Two of his books have won awards for their contributions to humanistic philosophy in counseling. Dr. Hansen has over twenty-five years of experience as a practitioner, supervisor, and consultant.