Full Description
This guide is designed to assist therapists in training-mental health counselors, psychologists, social workers, school counselors, substance abuse counselors, psychotherapists, and peer helpers-in the process of finding a theoretical orientation congruent with their own personal values. In it, readers get a look at the theory and practices involved in the process; a concise, helpful reminder/overview of the major theories of counseling; and specific learning activities, reflection questions, and case examples interspersed throughout. Unique to this book are the authors' Intentional Theory Selection (ITS) model, a contemporary model for selecting a theoretical orientation congruent with one's personal values, and the Selective Theory Sorter-Revised (STS-R), a survey for discovering which research theories a counselor might endorse. Updated throughout, the Third Edition focuses on assisting clinicians further in finding their theoretical orientation in a diverse society while enjoying the self-exploration process. The authors have presented the ITS model and the STS-R at many professional conferences, incorporating the feedback into the new edition.
Contents
Brief Table of ContentsChapter One: Why Theoretical Orientation Is ImportantChapter Two: Incorporating Theory into PracticeChapter Three: Top 10 Ways to Find Your Theoretical OrientationChapter Four: Six Schools of Thought and Their Theories of HelpingChapter Five: Case Examples for Integrating Theory into PracticeComplete Table of ContentsChapter One: Why Theoretical Orientation Is ImportantA Personal Experience The Big PuzzleWhat Is Theoretical Orientation?The Helper's Tool BeltWhat Can A Theoretical Orientation Do For Me?How Have Others Picked A Theoretical Orientation?What If I'm Eclectic?Empirically Validated Therapies: Are They Better?Guidance From COMMON FACTORS: Do They All Work?Once I Have It, How Can I Use It?How Are Theoretical Orientation and Ethics Related?The Main PointsReflection Questions Chapter Two: Incorporating Theory into PracticeMaking Theory Useful: A ModelTheory DevelopmentImportance of Your Life PhilosophyLife Philosophy-Its PersonalSchools of ThoughtTheoriesGoals and Techniques: Interventions at WorkCounselors are DiverseResistance to Theories: Eclectic, Integrated, or Just Don't KnowDoes It Really Work?What to Take HomeReflection QuestionsChapter Three: Top 10 Ways to Find Your Theoretical OrientationFind YourselfArticulate Your ValuesSurvey Your Preferences Use Your PersonalityTaking the MBTICapture YourselfLet Others Inspire You in Your LearningRead Original WorksGet RealStudy with a MasterBroaden Your ExperiencesTop 10 Wrap-UpReflection QuestionsSuggested Readings and WebpagesChapter Four: Six Schools of Thought and Their Theories of HelpingPsychodynamic School of ThoughtPsychoanalytic TheoryAnalytical TheoryIndividual PsychologyBehavioral School of ThoughtBehavioral TherapyHumanistic School of ThoughtPerson-CenteredExistentialGestaltPragmatic School of ThoughtCognitive BehavioralRational Emotive Behavioral TherapyReality TherapyConstructivist School of ThoughtMulticultural Counseling and TherapyFeminist TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Brief TherapyFamily Approaches School of ThoughtBowen Family Systems TherapyStrategic Family TherapyStructural Family TherapyFamily Therapies and DiversitySummaryReflection QuestionsChapter Five: Case Examples for Integrating Theory into PracticeClinician Case StudiesCase One: EvanCase Two: JillCase Three: Garrett Case Four: Lillian Comment on the CasesClient Case Studies Case One: TonyCase Two: NancyCase Three: BrendaSupervision Case StudiesCase One: GraceCase Two: CaseyCase Three: DominicSummary of Supervision Case StudiesPutting It All TogetherImportance Revisited How Theory Is FoundBenefit of the ITS Model to the Field
