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Skills and Tools for Today's Counselors and Psychotherapists Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)

Skills and Tools for Today's Counselors and Psychotherapists By Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)

Skills and Tools for Today's Counselors and Psychotherapists by Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)

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Covers essential counselling communication skills, gives an overview of the nature of helping, applies knowledge and skills to the core areas helping professionals should master, and systematically explores the ethical, professional and cross cultural issues to be considered as part of the counselling endeavour.

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Skills and Tools for Today's Counselors and Psychotherapists: From Natural Helping to Professional Counseling (with DVD) by Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)

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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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.

About Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)

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 Professor of Counseling at Old Dominion University, Dr. Ed Neukrug has made a substantial impact on the fields of counseling and human services. An author of 11 books and dozens of articles and chapters in books, his works have been read by thousands of counseling and human services students and professionals. A leader in several counseling and human services associations, he has helped steer the fields toward the future. In addition, Dr. Neukrug was the architect of the original ethics code of the National Association of Human Services (NOHS) and served in a variety of capacities for professional associations. He has several open-access, free websites which focus on learning of counseling theories, understanding one's view of human nature, testing and assessment, and more. His commitment to, and work in, the counseling and human services professions has been unwavering. Dr. Neukrug has received numerous awards for his work, including twice receiving the President's award from NOHS and recently receiving the American Counseling Association's (ACA) Fellows designation. You can view his works, open access websites, and accomplishments at www.counselingbooksetc.com and atwww.odu.edu/~eneukrug..

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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CIN0534644902G
9780534644901
0534644902
Skills and Tools for Today's Counselors and Psychotherapists: From Natural Helping to Professional Counseling (with DVD) by Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)
Alan Schwitzer (Old Dominion University)
Used - Good
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
20050826
416
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