Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men

Book Overview

How is the therapeutic encounter different with males than with females? Can a therapist use the same techniques when treating men from different ethnic backgrounds? What therapy techniques are best suited for treating gay men or persons with AIDS? Does the age of a male client affect the therapy techniques used during counseling? A first of its kind, this tightly edited, comprehensive volume successfully bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge (of the sociopsychological issues) of male sex role socialization and the therapeutic encounter with men. From counseling with single fathers to counseling with gay men and persons with AIDS, from counseling with the male substance abuser to men in prison, the Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men provides practitioners with practical suggestions for implementing positive behavior change in men and offers examples to anchor the theoretical considerations and research findings presented. Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Men will serve as an excellent reference tool for practicing mental health professionals and counselors, as well as an ideal textbook for graduate courses in psychology, counseling, social work, and related disciplines. ". . . very useful. A valuable work for professionals, advanced students, and some general readers." --Choice "This is a very sound and worthy rundown on everything a counsellor or psychotherapist ought to know about working with men as distinct from women. . . . This is a useful book, particularly for people who have not thought much about the issue of male consciousness before and need a crash course on the subject." --Self and Society "I can recommend this book to University, Polytechnic or Hospital libraries. . . . It will prove most useful to the student and researcher." --Changes "The book is well-written, well-edited, insightful, and practical and would be of considerable benefit to facilitators of men′s support groups." --Robert G. Brown Austin-Travis County Mental Health-Mental Retardation Center

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803929919
• ISBN13: 9780803929913
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.5"