Ginter, Earl J., 1950-

Theories and applications of counseling and psychotherapy : relevance across cultures and settings / Earl J. Ginter, University of Georgia, Gargi Roysircar, Antioch University New England, Lawrence H. Gerstein, Ball State University. - Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Incorporated, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xxxi, 602 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Counselor role and functions, professional ethics, stress, and self-care -- Psychoanalytic theory -- Adlerian theory -- Existential theory -- Person-centered theory -- Gestalt theory -- Behavioral theory -- Cognitive-behavioral theory -- Reality therapy and choice theory -- Feminist therapy approaches -- Postmodernism : constructivism and social constructionism -- Family therapy approaches -- Multicultural and international approaches -- Moving toward a personal theory of counseling.

Theories and Applications of Counseling and Psychotherapy provides students with the foundational knowledge needed to implement various therapeutic approaches in individual and family counseling. The dynamic author team presents theories through a multicultural and social justice-oriented lens, including evidence to support each theory. Students will embrace chapter concepts through vibrant illustrations and relevant examples from movies, TV shows, photographs, paintings, musical lyrics, news articles, and other sources presented throughout.



9781483314785 9781483309453

GBC166771 bnb

018815994 Uk


Counseling--Philosophy.
Psychotherapy--Philosophy.
Counseling--methods.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Psychological Theory.


Electronic Books.

BF636 / .T446 2019