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Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy A Case Approach

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ISBN-10: 0132286521

ISBN-13: 9780132286527

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Nancy L. Murdock

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Based on a deeply held belief that theory does matter in effective helper-client interactions, this text examines with clarity and wit fourteen theories of counseling and psychotherapy. At the beginning each chapter, readers "meet" a new client through a case example. The author then presents the theory's basic philosophical assumptions; its beliefs about what motivates human behavior; its central constructs; its picture of how humans develop; its ideas about what constitutes mental health and dysfunction; its perspective on how our relationships with those around us impact our functioning; and its view of how our behavior, thoughts, and emotion impact our functioning. Throughout each…    
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Book details

List price: $144.60
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/18/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Theory Is a Good Thing
Psychoanalysis
Neoanalytic Approaches
Individual Psychology
Person-Centered Therapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Gestalt Therapy
Behavior Therapy
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Reality Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Family Systems Theory
Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Conclusion