Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling and Psychotherapy (What's New in Counseling)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0134805720 ISBN 13: 9780134805726

Publisher: Pearson, 2018

An interactive guide for helping professionals choose a theoretical orientation
Appropriate for mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers, school counselors, substance abuse counselors, psychotherapists, and peer helpers, Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling and Psychotherapy helps readers find a theoretical orientation aligned with their personal values and worldview. Theories are presented in the text in a way that allows the reader to identify quickly the philosophical and cultural foundations of the theories while also accessing the theories’ goals and techniques.

The 4th Edition is updated to include, among other things, a deeper discussion of the implications of empirically validated treatments and a new review of the implications of common-factor approaches.

About the Author:

Dr. Duane Halbur’s research interests include the needs of school counselors, philosophical counseling, and the integration of technology in counseling. Along with teaching and writing, he works as a licensed counselor in a community agency specializing in children and families.

Dr. Kimberly Vess Halbur’s research includes cultural competencies for the helping professions and medical fields.

Review:

"In the preface of their book, Duane Halbur and Kimberly Vess Halbur express the hope that readers will find their book both refreshing and meaningful.  By book's end, the authors make good on that modest hope and deliver much more.  Their treatment of theory development - the perennial challenge to every student counselor - is insightful, practical and thought-provoking."

~ Stephen G. Saiz, SUNY Plattsburgh in Counseling Today, January 2006