The evolution of counseling psychology / Donald H. Blocher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blocher, Donald H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling--United States--History.

Counseling.

Psychology--United States--History.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume provides a clear and readable history of the development of psychological thought in the field of counseling psychology. The author traces the origins of counseling psychology in the Guidance Movement and the influence of humanitarian concerns from the Progressive Era. He describes rofessionalization of the field as well as the long search for professional identity and the influence of the burgeoning practice of psychotherapy. The seminal ideas of the four great traditions that have shaped the field are described: the trait and factor tradition, the developmental tradition, the hum

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Part I: In the Beginning; Part II: Traditions, Traditions, Traditions; Part III: From Here to Uncertainty; Epilogue; Appendix A: The Expansion of Counseling Psychology; Appendix B: Markers and Milestones in the Evolution of Counseling Psychology; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-80620-X

9786611806200

0-8261-1668-X

OCLC:

476263183