The Counseling Process: A Multitheoretical Integrative Approach

By Elizabeth Welfel Patterson, Lewis E. Patterson, Sheldon Delaney, Daniel J.; Eisenberg, et al.

Book Overview

Master the basics of the counseling process with THE COUNSELING PROCESS: A MULTITHEORETICAL INTEGRATIVE APPROACH Concise yet comprehensive, this counseling text provides you with the tools you need to succeed in this course and your career. Case studies, with questions, encourage you to place yourself in the role of the helper and to consider client material as a counselor would. Learning exercises assist in the internalization of learning and in the practicing of specific skills for effective counseling.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 053464032X
• ISBN13: 9780534640323
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Thorough treatment of the counseling process.

One of my professors once told our class that the difference between a bartender and a counselor is that counseling is a craft. Most of what people understand about counseling comes from the old Bob Newhart show and from Frasier. Drs. Patterson and Welfel have put together a text that is a cogent, yet thorough treatment of the counseling process. As Dr. Welfel shared with our class one time "Counseling is not something you do to someone." These authors have made an excellent contribution to the literature with their in-depth exploration of an integrated, three stage model that is easy to understand. Client-centered in its approach, this model adds rhyme and reason to what we do and it gives us an appreciation of where the client is at now, and how to listen to him/her to help develop goals.