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Health Promotion and Health Counseling: Effective Counseling and Psychotherapeutic Strategies, 2/E
Len Sperry, Florida Atlantic University, and Medical College of Wisconsin
Judy Lewis, Governors State University
Jon Carlson, Governors State University
Matt Englar-Carlson, Carlson, California State University, Fullerton

ISBN-10: 0205344208
ISBN-13: 9780205344208

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 360 pp
Published: 09/13/2004

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When clients need to make health changes, health professionals can confidently turn to this definitive source for assessment and psychotherapeutic change strategies.

As more clients and patients require help in making health behavior changes, both mental health professionals and other health care professionals are increasingly recognizing their need to incorporate health counseling skills in their professional practice repertoire. Similarly, the emerging practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the Surgeon General's directive in Healthy People 2010 for health counseling to be a core component in the training of all health professionals suggests that health counseling has come of age.

Counselors, psychotherapists and other health professionals looking to enhance their health counseling skills can confidently turn to Health Promotion and Health Counseling, Second Edition, for clinical input on the assessment, treatment, and prevention of such common health concerns as weight control, smoking cessation, sexual performance difficulties, substance abuse, chronic disease, chronic pain, and sleep difficulties.

  • Emphasizes assessment and treatment strategies in order to increase the clinician's knowledge and skill base for these ever-increasing health care conditions (Chs. 4-11).
  • Includes case material throughout: Most chapters provide one or more case vignettes; shorter cases in Chapters 4-11 illustrate intervention methods; and an extended case in Chapter 11 illustrates assessment and intervention methods.

  • Includes a new chapter on the evolution of the field of health counseling and the emergence of five types of health counseling (Ch. 1).
  • Because of the increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases, there is expanded coverage of the assessment and treatment of chronic disease, including the levels and phases of chronic illness (Chs. 4-11).
  • Highlights the cultural factors that influence assessment and interventions of the client's experience of health-related issues, and encourages the tailoring of assessment methods and health counseling interventions to incorporate these multicultural aspects. (Cultural aspects are addressed in all chapters; assessment and intervention issues are emphasized in Chs. 4-11).
  • Provides current references as well the names, addresses and/or web sites for specialty reference books, organizations and self-health groups related to particular health issues (all chapters).



Preface.

I. THE BASICS OF HEALTH COUNSELING.

 1. Health Promotion and Health Counseling: An Overview.

 2. Health Behavior and Health Counseling: Theories, Models and Concepts.

 3. The Process of Health Counseling: Skills and Strategies.

II. HEALTH COUNSELING IN ACTION.

 4. Weight Control.

 5. Smoking Cessation.

 6. Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

 7. Exercise.

 8. Sleep.

 9. Sexual Health.

10. Chronic Pain.

11. Chronic Disease and Other Illness-Related Concerns.

Appendix: Health Counseling Videotapes.

Index.

“I agree with the philosophy the authors present and believe they represented it well. This will be a good addition to the literature and will help encourage counselors and other mental health professionals to understand, articulate, and establish viable roles as health care providers.”
Jane E. Myers, UNC Greensboro

When clients need to make health changes, this is the definitive source that health professionals can confidently turn to for assessment and psychotherapeutic change strategies. This text provides counselors, psychotherapistsMJY1, and other health professionals with clinical input on the assessment, treatment and prevention of such common health concerns as weight control, smoking cessation, sexual performance difficulties, substance abuse, chronic disease, chronic pain, and sleep difficulties.

New to This Edition:

  • Includes a new chapter on the evolution of the field of health counseling and the emergence of five types of health counseling (Chapter 1).
  • Expands MJY4coverage of the assessment and treatment of chronic disease, including the levels and phases of chronic illness.
  • Highlights the cultural factors that influence assessment and interventions of the client's experience of health-related issues, and encourages the tailoring of assessment methods and health counseling interventions to incorporate these multicultural aspects.
  • Provides current references as well as the names, addresses, and/or web sites for specialty reference books, organizations, and self-help groups related to particular health issues.

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