Interviewing Strategies for Helpers: Fundamental Skills and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions - Hardcover

William H. Cormier; L. Sherilyn Cormier

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534138241 ISBN 13: 9780534138240

Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, 1990

Synopsis

* Designed to help students develop and refine the RcraftS of counseling, goes beyond basic skills and includes detailed intervention strategies, making it probably the most comprehensive book available on interviewing skills..* AuthorsU primary goals: to help students acquire a repertory of counseling interview skills and strategies; to enable them to select and use the appropriate counseling strategies when confronted with varying situations; and to provide them with ways to monitor and evaluate their own behavior & that of the client during counseling..* NEW: addition of multicultural references; problem-solving added to Ch. 15; less emphasis of NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming); incorporation of the DSM-IIIR (T87), replacing DSM-III (T80).

About this title

About the Author:

William H. Cormier is a practicing therapist in the state of Maryland.

Review:

"The major strength of the new edition is that it is a very comprehensive presentation of the major concerns a person beginning a career as a clinical or counseling psychologist must confront, (and) the abilities they must develop to assess and intervene with clients. The content and style is such that the reader can learn to apply the knowledge rather than just knowing it. It shows a sensitivity to diversity issues in practice and covers a range of interviewing, assessment, and intervention skills essential to practitioners in the helping professions. It provides an integration of a range of theoretical positions in such a way that students can develop an integrated approach to helping. . . . The inclusion of material on process and outcome evaluation is timely in light of demands for evidence-based treatment by both public and private third-party funding agencies."

"This book offers the professional helper a wealth of information regarding the interview process and strategies for intervention. . . . The general art of interviewing is demonstrated with excellent attention given to factors of cultural and human diversity. The content also identifies the current problems that clients are faced with today, and offers traditional and exciting holistic strategies for intervention. The content is in touch with the realities of today's society."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0534138241
• ISBN 13: 9780534138240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Claire Verduin, Gay C. Bond, Ben Greensfelder, Barbara Kimmel, Marie DuBois, R.R. Donnelley
• Illustrator: Sharon L. Kinghan, Lisa Torri