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Develop essential counseling communication skills, learn to apply knowledge and skills to the core areas you'll encounter as a helping professional, andexplores the ethical, professional and cross-cultural issues so important to the counseling endeavor with SKILLS AND TOOLS FOR TODAY'S COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS; FROM NATURAL HEALING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING and its accompany DVD. Role plays and demonstrations of counseling skills and process stages, presented on the accompanying DVD, provide students with the opportunity to see these essential skills in action.

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Author:   Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University) ,  Edward Neukrug (Old Dominion University)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Brooks/Cole
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9780534644901

ISBN 10:   0534644902
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   26 August 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I: UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP. 1. From Natural Helper to Professional Counselor. 2. The Stages of the Counseling Relationship. 3. Ethical, Professional, and Cross-Cultural Issues. Section II: CLINICAL SKILLS: ATTITUDES AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE COUNSELING. Introduction to Section II. 4. Attitudes and Characteristics of the Effective Clinician. 5. Foundational Skills: Non-Verbal Behavior, Silence, Pause Time, Listening, Paraphrasing, and Empathy. 6. Information Gathering: Questions, Structured Interviews, Assessment Procedures, and Writing a Case Report. 7. Commonly Used Skills: Affirmation Giving, Encouragement, Modeling, Self-disclosure, Confrontation, Offering Alternatives, Information Giving, Advice Giving, and Collaboration. Section III: CLINICAL TOOLS: MANAGING THE CHANGE PROCESS. Introduction to Section III. 8. Diagnosis: Developing DSM-IV-TR Skills. 9. Case Conceptualization: Understanding the Client''s Concerns. 10. Treatment Planning: Building A Plan For Change. 11. Case Management: Monitoring and Documenting the Professional Relationship. Epilogue. Part IV: Professional Toolboxes. Toolbox A: Websites of Codes of Ethics of Select Mental Health Professional Associations. Toolbox B: Counseling Diverse Clients. Toolbox C: Clinical Report. Toolbox D: Overview of Axis I and Axis II of DSM-IV-TR. Toolbox E: In Association with the DVD, Applying Clinical Tools with Alice.

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Section I: UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP. 1. From Natural Helper to Professional Counselor. 2. The Stages of the Counseling Relationship. 3. Ethical, Professional, and Cross-Cultural Issues. Section II: CLINICAL SKILLS: ATTITUDES AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE COUNSELING. Introduction to Section II. 4. Attitudes and Characteristics of the Effective Clinician. 5. Foundational Skills: Non-Verbal Behavior, Silence, Pause Time, Listening, Paraphrasing, and Empathy. 6. Information Gathering: Questions, Structured Interviews, Assessment Procedures, and Writing a Case Report. 7. Commonly Used Skills: Affirmation Giving, Encouragement, Modeling, Self-disclosure, Confrontation, Offering Alternatives, Information Giving, Advice Giving, and Collaboration. Section III: CLINICAL TOOLS: MANAGING THE CHANGE PROCESS. Introduction to Section III. 8. Diagnosis: Developing DSM-IV-TR Skills. 9. Case Conceptualization: Understanding the Client's Concerns. 10. Treatment Planning: Building A Plan For Change. 11. Case Management: Monitoring and Documenting the Professional Relationship. Epilogue. Part IV: Professional Toolboxes. Toolbox A: Websites of Codes of Ethics of Select Mental Health Professional Associations. Toolbox B: Counseling Diverse Clients. Toolbox C: Clinical Report. Toolbox D: Overview of Axis I and Axis II of DSM-IV-TR. Toolbox E: In Association with the DVD, Applying Clinical Tools with Alice.

I like this text for two reasons- - One reason is that it directly confronts the notion that professional helping is anaturala or that anyone can be a good clinician based solely on intent. Second, it does re-cap most of the curriculum in a way that it could serve as a reminder for students as they begin their growth toward clinical autonomy.

Author Information

Alan M. Schwitzer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling at Old Dominion University. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Schwitzer's main interests are in college student adjustment, development, learning, and counseling strategies. He serves on the Editorial Board of the national Journal of College Student Development and the Media Editorial Board of the American College Personnel Association. Dr. Schwitzer has published articles in several national research journals. Edward S. Neukrug is the former Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling and currently Professor of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University, Dr. Edward S. Neukrug has taught counselor education and human services for over thirty years. In addition, he has worked as a substance abuse counselor, a counselor at a crisis center, an outpatient therapist at a mental health center, an associate school psychologist, a school counselor, and as a private practice psychologist and licensed professional counselor. Dr. Neukrug has written dozens of articles and chapters in books, has authored eight books, and was the editor of THE SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEORY IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. Books he has written include: EXPERIENCING THE WORLD OF THE COUNSELOR: A WORKBOOK FOR COUNSELOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS (4th Edition); COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE; SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS; and ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AND ASSESSMENT FOR COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS (3rd Edition). He has also developed DVDs that demonstrate counseling skills and techniques, an interactive website where users can meet major theorists of counseling and psychotherapy and learn more about them and their theories (www.odu.edu/~enekrug), and an interactive survey where one can identify his or her view of human nature (http://ww2.odu.edu/~enekrug/therapists/survey.html).

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