Full Description
Organized around the latest CACREP standards, Counseling Theory: Guiding Reflective Practice, by Richard D. Parsons and Naijian Zhang, presents theory as an essential component to both counselor identity formation and professional practice. Drawing on the contributions of current practitioners, the text uses both classical and cutting-edge theoretical models of change as lenses for processing client information and developing case conceptualizations and intervention plans. Each chapter provides a snapshot of a particular theory/approach and the major thinkers associated with each theory as well as case illustrations and guided practice exercises to help readers internalize the content presented and apply it to their own development as counselors.
Contents
Part I: The Value of Theory to Reflective Practice
Chapter 1: Theory and the Reflective Practitioner - Richard D. Parsons
Chapter 2: Multicultural Considerations: Within and Beyond Traditional Counseling Theories - Dong Xie
Chapter 3: Case Conceptualization: The Case of Y-Chun - Naijian Zhang and Richard D. Parsons
Part II: Theories and Their Applications
Chapter 4: Freud and Psychoanalytic Theory - Faith Deveaux
Chapter 5: Individual Psychology: Alfred Adler - Robyn L. Trippany-Simmons, Matthew R. Buckley, Kristin Meany-Walen, and Tiffany Rush-Wilson
Chapter 6: Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy - Mark B. Scholl, Michael Walsh, and Michelle Perepiczka
Chapter 7: Carl Rogers and Client-Centered Counseling - Marjorie C. Witty and Ray Adomaitis
Chapter 8: Gestalt Therapy - Joseph Spillman and Christina M. Rosen
Chapter 9: Cognitive-Behavioral Theories - Julia Y. Porter
Chapter 10: Behavior Theory - Barbara C. Trolley and Christopher Siuta
Chapter 11: Reality Therapy - David A. Scott and Hannah G. Barfield
Chapter 12: Solution-Focused Therapy - Brandé Flamez and Joshua C. Watson
Chapter 13: Relational-Cultural Theory in the Context of Feminism - Kristi B. Cannon, Jason Patton, and Stacee L. Reicherzer
Chapter 14: Family and Couples Therapy - Rebecca M. Goldberg
Chapter 15: Seeking Integration - Adam Zagelbaum, Maureen Buckley, Shana Friedman, and Kalia Gurnee
Chapter 16: East Meets West: Integration and Complementation - Michael G. Laurent and Shengli Dong
