Allyn & Bacon / Prentice Hall

Counseling

Browse available resources for Counseling:



Applying Counseling Theories: An Online, Case-Based Approach
Aaron B. Rochlen, University of Texas at Austin

ISBN-10: 0131700820
ISBN-13: 9780131700826

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 304 pp
Published: 06/01/2006

Suggested retail price: $44.00
Buy from myPearsonStore

Applying Counseing Theories: An Online, Case-Based Approach offers the power of the Web and the promise of a true understanding of counseling theories. Unique in product design and intellectual approach, it combines a book, interactive cases and web-based learning into one innovative product.  A central goal of this product is to help readers grasp the fundamental principles that govern the application of 16 counseling theories. From Freud to Feminism, the authors distill each theory into core principles for applying each theory. Each chapter translates the formal concepts, assumptions, and techniques of the theory into user-friendly guidelines for working with clients.  Reading the book, one learns the essence of applying each theory and can delve into the original theorist’s work, comprehensive theory books, or eclectic counseling approaches with clarity and understanding.  Each chapter is authored by a counselor or therapist who uses that particular theory as a foundation for his or her work with clients. Three compelling video cases on the companion website (www.prenhall.com/rochlen) caputure the intake interviews of three diverse clients, ranging in age from 17 to 54, and their unique presenting problems and concerns. From each theoretical perspective, users of the website are scaffolded through an analysis of the video cases to help them conceptualize each case using the foundational concepts discussed by the authors in the book.  Flexible enough to support any core theories text, it is also simple enough for all course delivery modes. Using this multi-sensory approach, readers learn what therapists do, why they do it, and how basic theories can be applied in clinical settings.  

  • Each chapter offers a practitioner’s point-of-view-written by an educator or therapist counseling from that perspective.
  • Three compelling cases capture the lives of Elena, Jane and Theo and their unique presenting problems and concerns-Ranging in age from 17 to 54, these individuals are from diverse ethnic backgrounds, have been referred to counseling from various sources, and present with a range of issues. Using the innovative Web site, readers learn first-hand about these individual’s lives, thoughts and emotions and about how to approach counseling these clients using the framework of specific counseling theories.
  • As a central piece of this powerful product, web-based videos capture the client and therapist intake interview-More than a demonstration, these segments provide the raw data needed to analyze cases and apply counseling theories to clinical practice. Each video is twelve minutes in length and covers presenting concerns, family background, interpersonal history and coping strategies. Watching these videos brings one closer to the client and to the counseling process.
  • Supporting the clinical video, written intake interviews appear on the Web site and provide additional information about each client-These intakes help readers conceptualize the case.

  • Adding an integrative, realistic dimension to the experience, case analysis sections offer an opportunity to engage in practice-based learning.

     

Each chapter offers a practitioner's point of view and is written by an educator or therapist counseling from that perspective.

 

INTRODUCTION.

 

CHAPTER 1.     Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Ricardo Ainslie

 

CHAPTER 2.     Analytical (Jungian) Psychology

Jeffrey Raff

 

CHAPTER 3.     Adlerian Psychology

Mary Frances Schneider

 

CHAPTER 4.     Self Psychology

Alan Kindler

 

CHAPTER 5.     Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy

Hanna Levenson

 

CHAPTER 6.     Client-Centered/Rogerian Therapy

Margaret S. Warner

 

CHAPTER 7.     Existential Psychotherapy

J. Michael Russell

 

CHAPTER 8.     Gestalt Therapy

Judith R. Brown

 

CHAPTER 9.     Behavioral Therapy

Christopher R. Martell

 

CHAPTER 10.     Cognitive Therapy

Rebecca J. Macy

 

CHAPTER 11.     Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Janet L. Wolfe

 

CHAPTER 12.     Reality Therapy

Robert E. Wubbolding

 

CHAPTER 13.     Family Systems Theory

Nancy L. Murdock

 

CHAPTER 14.     Feminist Counseling

Lucia A. Gilbert and Jill Rader

 

CHAPTER 15.     Constructivist Counseling

Alissa Sherry

 

CHAPTER 16.     Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Thorana S. Nelson   

 

INDEX.

Applying Counseling Theories: An Online, Case-Based Approach

Aaron B. Rochlen

 

Applying Counseling Theories: An Online, Case-Based Approach offers the power of the Web and the promise of a true understanding of counseling theories. Unique in product design and intellectual approach, it combines a book, video cases, and interactice Web-based learning. The central goal of this product is to help users begin to understand what the 16 counseling theories covered in the book and on the Website look like in practice.

 
  • Each chapter is authored by a counselor/therapist who uses that particular theory as a foundation for his or her work with clients. These authors were asked to write about the three or four most important theoretical concepts that guide their work when they sit down with a client.

 

  • Three compelling video cases capture the intake interviews of three diverse clients and their unique presenting problems and concerns. Ranging in age from 17 to 54, these individuals are from diverse ethnic backgrounds, have been referred to counseling from various sources, and present with a range of issues.

 

  • From each theoretical perspective, users of the website are scaffolded through an analysis of the video cases to help them conceptualize each case using the foundational concepts discussed by the authors in the book. Once users conceptualize a case, they can view the chapter author's conceptualization of the case, as each counselor/therapist answers the same set of questions that the user is asked about each case.

 

To view the website that accompanies this text, please go to http://www.prenhall.com/rochlen

 

 

View a Sample Chapter PDF:

For Counseling Process, Skills, and Techniques


For Practicum and Internship


Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, contact your Pearson Higher Education representative for pricing and ordering information.

Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, browse our available packages below, or contact your Pearson Higher Education representative to create your own package.



Copyright ©2008 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Permissions