Counseling Adults in Transition

by Goodman, Jane; Schlossberg, Nancy K.; Anderson, Mary L.

• ISBN13: 9780826137845
• ISBN10: 0826137849
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-31
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Encompasses practical suggestions and exercises for helping adults navigate the disappointments that accompany not having life follow your intended script.

Author Biography

Mary L. Anderson is an assistant professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Radford University and former Visiting Assistant Professor in the Counseling Department at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Nancy K. Schlossberg is Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, College Park, in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education, and Director of the Center of Human Services Development. Jane Goodman is Professor Emerita of counseling in the Department of Counseling, School of Education and Human Services Education, Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	xiii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
PART I WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
Adult Development Theories	3	(28)
Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Adulthood	4	(20)
The Developmental Perspective: Age and Stage Perspectives	5	(9)
The Contextual Perspective	14	(5)
The Life-Span Perspective	19	(3)
The Transition Perspective	22	(2)
Applying the Theoretical Perspectives	24	(5)
Case of the Midlife Man	24	(3)
Case of the Single Expectant Mother	27	(2)
Conclusion	29	(2)
The Transition Framework	31	(24)
Overview of the Transition Model	32	(1)
Approaching Transitions	33	(7)
Types of Transitions	34	(6)
The Transition Process	40	(12)
William Bridges---Endings, Neutral Zones, Beginnings	42	(3)
Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh---The Process of Role Exit	45	(1)
Arnold Van Gennep and Barbara Myerhoff---The Rites of Passage	46	(1)
Frederick Hudson---Cycle of Renewal	47	(1)
Bloch and Richmond---Hope and Spirituality	48	(1)
Unifying Themes---An Integrated Model	49	(2)
Retirement---An Example of the Transition Process	51	(1)
The Resolution	52	(1)
Summary	53	(2)
Factors That Influence Transitions	55	(32)
The 4 S System: Some Considerations	55	(5)
Balancing Assets and Liabilities	56	(1)
Appraisal of Transitions	57	(1)
A Multicultural View of Options	58	(2)
The 4 S System: A Detailed View	60	(22)
Situation	60	(5)
Self	65	(10)
Support	75	(3)
Strategies	78	(4)
Assets and Liabilities: Another Look	82	(5)
PART II WHAT ARE WE LIKELY TO HEAR?
Individual Transitions	87	(28)
Situation	89	(9)
Triggers	89	(3)
Timing	92	(2)
Duration	94	(1)
Source of Control	95	(3)
Self	98	(7)
Identity	98	(1)
Autonomy	99	(2)
Spirituality	101	(3)
Past Experience	104	(1)
Self-Efficacy	104	(1)
Support	105	(2)
Types of Support	106	(1)
Strategies	107	(8)
Reframing	107	(1)
Selective Denial	108	(1)
Hope and Optimism	109	(6)
Relationship Transitions	115	(34)
Types of Transitions	117	(17)
Partnering Relationships	118	(1)
Divorce	119	(2)
Widowhood	121	(2)
Remarriage	123	(2)
Parenting Issues	125	(1)
Grandparenting Issues	126	(3)
Eldercare	129	(2)
Death of a Parent	131	(1)
Friendships	132	(2)
Recurring Issues	134	(6)
Intimacy	134	(2)
Belonging	136	(2)
Mattering	138	(2)
Assessing Resources: Looking at the 4 S's	140	(7)
Situations	140	(1)
Self	141	(1)
Support	142	(4)
Strategies	146	(1)
Summary	147	(2)
Work Transitions	149	(30)
Issues Related to Situation	150	(4)
Triggers	151	(1)
Timing and Concurrent Stress	152	(1)
Control/Source	153	(1)
Previous Experience with a Similar Transition	153	(1)
Summary	154	(1)
Issues Related to Self	154	(10)
Salience and Balance	154	(3)
Resilience or Adaptability	157	(3)
Self-Efficacy	160	(1)
Meaning-Making	161	(3)
Summary	164	(1)
Issues Related to Support	164	(2)
Issues Related to Strategies	166	(1)
Moving In, Through, Out, and Back (Again) into Work	166	(13)
Moving In	167	(1)
Moving Through	168	(1)
Moving Out	169	(2)
Moving In Again	171	(1)
Gender Differences	172	(3)
Summary	175	(4)
PART III WHAT CAN WE DO WITH WHAT WE KNOW AND HEAR?
Individual Counseling	179	(34)
Hackney and Cormier's Counseling Model	179	(5)
Relationship Building	180	(1)
Assessment	181	(1)
Goal Setting	182	(1)
Interventions	182	(1)
Termination and Follow-Up	183	(1)
The Transition Model and the Hackney-Cormier Model: An Integrative Approach	184	(12)
Assessment	185	(9)
Goal Setting	194	(2)
A Case Study	196	(15)
Interventions	197	(8)
Behavioral Interventions	205	(6)
Conclusion	211	(2)
Group Counseling	213	(38)
Group Counseling as a Modality	214	(11)
Curative Factors in Group Counseling	214	(4)
Cautions About Group Counseling	218	(2)
Types of Groups	220	(1)
Cultural Diversity	221	(2)
Characteristics of Effective Groups	223	(2)
Groups for People Facing Intrapersonal Transitions	225	(5)
Intrapersonal Transitions That May Bring Clients to Groups	225	(1)
Illustrative Groups and Techniques for Intrapersonal Transitions	225	(5)
Groups for People Facing Family--Relationship Transitions	230	(6)
Common Transitions Bringing Clients to Groups	230	(1)
Illustrative Programs and Techniques	231	(5)
Groups for People Facing Career-Related Decisions	236	(3)
Transitions That May Bring Clients to a Career-Related Group	236	(1)
Illustrative Career-Related Programs and Techniques	237	(2)
Using the 4 S Model with Groups	239	(6)
Situation	240	(1)
Self	240	(1)
Support	241	(2)
Strategies	243	(2)
Working with Self-Help Groups	245	(5)
Advantages and Limitations of Self-Help Groups	246	(1)
How Counselors Relate to Self-Help Groups	247	(2)
Types of Groups for People Experiencing Various Transitions	249	(1)
Self-Help Groups: A Summary	250	(1)
Summary	250	(1)
Consultation, Program Development, and Advocacy	251	(24)
Consulting with Organizations and Their Employees	252	(5)
A Case Study of the Transition Model in Action	255	(2)
Developing Programs and Workshops	257	(6)
Designing Programs	258	(1)
Designing and Presenting Workshops	259	(2)
A Sampling of Workshops	261	(2)
Working as Advocates	263	(9)
The Case of the Reluctant Gadfly	265	(1)
The Case of the Furious Job Counselor	266	(1)
Advocacy as Empowerment	267	(1)
Acting at the Local, State, and National Level	268	(4)
Summary	272	(3)
Afterword	275	(4)
Assumption 1: Practice Must Be Tied to Theory	275	(1)
Assumption 2: We Can Take the Mystery---If Not the Misery---Out of Change	276	(1)
Assumption 3: Counselors Can Follow the Theory-to-Practice Model by Organizing Their Thinking Around Three Questions	277	(2)
Appendix Helping Clients Deal with Non-Event Transitions	279	(16)
Step 1: Understand Non-Events	280	(5)
Exercise 1: Listen with a Third Ear	284	(1)
Step 2: Develop Specific Strategies for Clients to Use as They Cope with Non-Events	285	(6)
Exercise 2: Tell Your Story	286	(1)
Exercise 3: Sharing the Loss of a Dream with a Group	287	(2)
Exercise 4: Developing a Non-Event Ritual	289	(1)
Exercise 5: Your Dream Reshaping	290	(1)
Step 3: Lessons for Life Literacy	291	(2)
Exercise 6: Practice Lessons for Life Literacy	292	(1)
And in Conclusion	293	(2)
References	295	(26)
Index	321