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A textbook for a counseling course for graduate or undergraduate students in psychology, counselor education, human services, and mental health. Corey (California State U.-Fullerton) surveys ten major concepts and practices of the contemporary therapeutic systems, and addresses some ethical and professional issues in counseling practice. His goal is to allow students to select wisely from the various theories and techniques to develop a personal style of counseling. The sixth edition updates the material and refines the discussions; no dates are noted for earlier ones. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This revision of Gerald Corey's best-selling text covers 10 contemporary theories (psychoanalytic, Adlerian, existential, person-centered, Gestalt, reality, behavior, cognitive-behavior, family systems, and, NEW to this edition, feminist) and demonstrates how each theory can be applied to a single case (Stan). Corey's Sixth Edition covers the major concepts of counseling theories, shows students how to apply those theories in practice, and helps them learn to integrate the theories into an individualized counseling style. Incorporating the thinking, feeling, and behaving dimensions of human experience, Corey offers an easy-to-understand text that helps students compare and contrast the therapeutic models. This book is the center of a suite of products that include a revised student manual, a revised casebook, a new companion text, and an all-new student video and workbook.
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