Case Conceptualization and Effective Interventions: Assessing and Treating Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders (Counseling and Professional Identity)

With fully integrated DSM-5 criteria and current CACREP standards, this text examines case conceptualization and effective treatments across the most common disorders encountered in counseling. The comprehensive approach helps readers develop their professional identities as well as their case conceptualization and intervention skills. Each chapter blends current theory and research with case illustrations and guided practice exercises to anchor the material in real-world application. Using an innovative new Temporal/Contextual (T/C) Model, the book provides an easy-to-apply and practical framework for developing accurate and effective case conceptualizations and treatment plans.

Case Conceptualization and Effective Interventions is part of the SAGE Counseling and Professional Identity Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs).

Lynn Zubernis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. She has over 20 years of counseling experience in a variety of settings, including serving as the assistant director of a university counseling center and working as a school psychologist. Her experience also encompasses clinical work at inpatient psychiatric hospitals, community mental health organizations, eating disorder clinics, and juvenile detention facilities. She also served as the CACREP coordinator for West Chester University’s fully accredited counselor education program. Dr. Zubernis has published numerous articles and books and presented at national conferences on counseling diverse populations, motivational interviewing, psychological understanding, positive psychology, and the psychology of being a fan.

Matthew Snyder, PhD, is a licensed professional counselor, an associate professor, and department chair of counselor education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He has practiced in a number of diverse settings working as a high school counselor, inpatient psychiatric specialist, university counselor, drug and alcohol counselor, university professor, and in private practice. Dr. Snyder has over 20 years of clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. He has written several articles and presented at national conferences on motivational interviewing, treating adolescent depression, and counseling diverse populations.