The Professional Counselor A Process Guide to Helping

by Hackney, Harold L.; Cormier, Sherry

• ISBN13: 9780205608324
• ISBN10: 0205608329
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-18
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This text presents the counseling student and beginning counselor with the necessary skills, interventions, and strategies for conceptualizing theoretically, planning therapy for change, and developing a means for self-assessment.Presents essential skills for beginning counselors the stages of counseling, specific goals and interventions for each stage, and including chapters on affective, behavioral, cognitive and systemic interventions, and termination.Pre-service counselors

Author Biography

Harold Hackney is professor and doctoral program coordinator in the Counseling and Human Services Department of Syracuse University's School of Education.

Table of Contents

Conceptualizing Counseling	p. 1
The Language of Counseling	p. 23
Stages and Skills of Counseling	p. 41
Building a Working Relationship	p. 65
Assessing Client Problems	p. 97
Developing Counseling Goals	p. 125
Defining Strategies and Selecting Interventions	p. 149
Affective Interventions	p. 173
Cognitive Interventions	p. 205
Behavioral Interventions	p. 241
Systemic Interventions	p. 285
Termination and Follow-Up	p. 317
Integrative Practice Exercises	p. 337
Forms and Guides for Use in Counseling Practice	p. 347
References	p. 365
Index	p. 387
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