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"""This should become a standard graduate school text for up-and-coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor."" -Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL Blend individual therapeutic approaches into a model that works for you! The process of behavioral change often transcends any single counseling methodology. However, successfully employing diverse intervention strategies requires a coherent framework and an integrated approach. Richard D. Parsons presents a transtheoretical, or eclectic, model school counselors can use to evaluate student information, select the most effective interventions from a variety of theories, and coordinate the interventions with sequential steps for behavioral change. Following the format of the companion books on behavioral, cognitive, and solution-focused school counseling, this concise text includes: A reflective, meaning-making model as a basis for effective school counseling An introduction to the fundamental principles of eclectic or transtheoretical practice Clinical illustrations of eclectic intervention strategies that promote change In-depth case studies and guided practice exercises Ideal for individual study or for use in group development, this practical guide allows new and less experienced practitioners to grow from ""novice"" to ""expert"" through ample opportunities for practice and feedback."

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Author:   Richard D. Parsons
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   Corwin Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781412966467

ISBN 10:   1412966469
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   09 September 2009
Recommended Age:   0 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Book Series Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Section I. The Transtheoretical Model of Change, an Integrative Model Guiding a School Counselor’s Reflective Practice 1. The School Counselor as Reflective Practitioner 2. The Fundamental Principles of the Transtheoretical Model Section II. Integrating Stages and Processes of Change 3. The Stages of Change 4. The Processes of Change 5. Matching Stage and Process Section III. TTM Guiding Reflective Practice: A Look at the School Counselor in Action 6. School Counselors Reflecting In and On Practice 7. Practice in Procedural Thinking Epilogue References Index

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The transtheoretical model presented in this book describes an approach that is easily implemented by school counselors. The clear explanations and useful examples help the reader understand the ideas. -- Sheri Bauman, Associate Professor 20090113 This should become a standard grad school text for up and coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor. -- Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor 20090113 The case studies truly assist the reader in understanding how to implement the concepts to create change. The book provides practical ideas and strategies that can easily be implemented in school counseling sessions. -- Joyce Stout, Elementary School Counselor 20090113

The transtheoretical model presented in this book describes an approach that is easily implemented by school counselors. The clear explanations and useful examples help the reader understand the ideas. -- Sheri Bauman, Associate Professor 20090113 This should become a standard grad school text for up and coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor. -- Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor 20090113 The case studies truly assist the reader in understanding how to implement the concepts to create change. The book provides practical ideas and strategies that can easily be implemented in school counseling sessions. -- Joyce Stout, Elementary School Counselor 20090113

The transtheoretical model presented in this book describes an approach that is easily implemented by school counselors. The clear explanations and useful examples help the reader understand the ideas. -- Sheri Bauman, Associate Professor This should become a standard grad school text for up and coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor. -- Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor The case studies truly assist the reader in understanding how to implement the concepts to create change. The book provides practical ideas and strategies that can easily be implemented in school counseling sessions. -- Joyce Stout, Elementary School Counselor

Author Information

Richard D. Parsons, Ph.D. is a Full Professor in the Counselor Education Department at West Chester University.  Dr. Parsons has over 45 years of university teaching in counselor preparation programs. Prior to his University teaching Dr. Parsons spent 9 years as a school counselor in an inner-city high school.

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