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

Cormier, Sherry; Cormier, William H.

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9780534349165: Interviewing Strategies for Helpers: Fundamental Skills and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

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ISBN 10: 0534349161 ISBN 13: 9780534349165

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 1997

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This is a must-read book for counselors and counselors-in-training who want to refine the craft of counseling so they can be more effective in today's multiculturally diverse, managed-care environment. Students will become familiar with the full range of interviewing, assessment, and intervention skills essential to practitioners. Filled with examples, case studies, and exercises, the book is an excellent resource for those who wish to strengthen their skills as empathic, culturally sensitive helpers. Readers will find coverage of many of the changes currently taking place in the training and delivery of counseling and psychological services, including an increased awareness of and emphasis on multicultural issues and diversity, the transition to "managed" mental health care through various HMOs, and the trend toward holistic treatment and health care services.

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About the Author:

Sherry Cormier is Professor Emerita in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of West Virginia. Her current research and practice interests are in counseling and psychology training and supervision models, issues impacting girls and women, health, wellness, and stress management.

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."

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