Counseling psychology / Charles J. Gelso and Elizabeth Nutt Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gelso, Charles J., 1941- author.

Williams, Elizabeth Nutt, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling psychology.

Counseling psychology--Vocational guidance.

Vocational guidance.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

xi, 560 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

monochrome

illustration

Edition:

Fourth Edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2022]

Summary:

"Now in its 4th edition, Counseling Psychology remains one of the leading, trusted introductory texts orienting students to this expansive and dynamic field. This comprehensive overview of the entire field of counseling psychology surveys key professional practices and issues, interventions, science and research, and general basic concepts. It examines the history and growth of the field; its themes and foundations, including vital issues of ethics and cultural competence; its contributions to research in areas such as vocational psychology and social justice; and the ways in which counseling psychologists have helped develop effective practices in psychotherapy and counseling. Building on the four-part structure of the previous edition, Counseling Psychology provides key updates and expanded discussion of important topics like diversity and social justice. The addition of Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter and feature boxes highlighting important topics and terms throughout the work makes this essential text more interactive and engaging"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. An Introduction to Counseling Psychology

Defining Features of Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychology and Other Specialties and Fields

Summary

2. History of Counseling Psychology

The History and Development of the Profession of Counseling Psychology

3. Ethical Values of Counseling Psychologists

Evolving Discourse on Ethics

The APA Ethics Code

Illustrations of Unethical Behaviors

Ethical Dilemmas

Implementing Ethical Decisions

4. Research Strategies and Paradigms of Counseling Psychologists

The "Scientist" Part of the Scientist-Practitioner Model

Exploratory Methodologies and Qualitative Research in Counseling Psychology

A Framework for Understanding Quantitative Research in Counseling Psychology

Mixed-Methods Research in Counseling Psychology

The Bubble Hypothesis and the Search for Clinical Relevance

5. Vocational Psychology: History and Recent Trends

The Changing World of Work

Emerging Vocational Theories

Vocational Research in Counseling Psychology

6. Diversity and Social Justice

Definitions

Race and Ethnicity

Sex and Gender

Sexual Orientation

Social Justice in Counseling Psychology

7. Working With Strengths: Counseling Psychology's Calling

Positive Psychology and Counseling Psychology

Levels of Theory and Research on Positive Experiences, Strengths, and Optimal Functioning

Strength-Based Interventions

Strength-Oriented Psychotherapies

Counseling Psychology and Health

8. Analyzing the Outcomes and Processes of Counseling and Psychotherapy

Outcome Research

Process Research and the Techniques of Counseling

9. The Therapeutic Relationship

The Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship

The Therapeutic Relationship Defined

Components of Therapeutic Relationships

Facilitative Conditions and the Therapy Relationship

Relationship Components, Facilitative Conditions, and the Therapeutic Process

10. The Science and Practice of Assessment

The Pros and Cons of Testing and Assessment

Assessment: More Than Psychological Tests

Standards for All Assessment Techniques

Psychological Tests

Using Assessment: Meeting the Challenges of Industrialized Health Care

Clinical Judgment in Psychological Assessment

Communicating Assessment Results

11. The Psychodynamic Approach

The First Freudian and the Beginnings of Psychoanalysis

Psychodynamic Interventions: Some Key Distinctions

The Four Psychologies of Psychoanalysis

Common Elements Among Psychoanalytic Approaches

Brief Psychodynamic Therapy: An Approach for Counseling Psychologists

The Psychodynamic Approach in Perspective

12. The Cognitive Behavioral Approach

Historical Sketch of the Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches

Basic Approaches and Assumptions of Behavioral and Cognitive Treatments

Methods and Procedures of Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches

Two Primarily Cognitive Approaches to Counseling

The Behavioral and Cognitive Approaches in Perspective

13. The Humanistic-Experiential Approach

Humanistic Assumptions About Human Beings, Counseling, and Science

The Person-Centered Therapy of Carl Rogers

Fritz Penis and Gestalt Therapy

Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Major Integration

14. The Feminist Multicultural Approach

Historical Overview of Feminist and Multicultural Approaches

Feminist Therapy

Multicultural Counseling

Integration of Theories and Cultural Competence

Development of Practice Guidelines Focusing on Social Identities

15. Career Counseling: Theories and Interventions

Definitions of Vocational and Career Terminology

Foundations in Vocational Theory

Career Counseling Interventions

Indecisiveness: The Ultimate Career Counseling Challenge

Career Counseling and Psychotherapy: Together or Apart?

16. Therapeutic Groupwork: Beyond the individual

Advantages and Limitations of Group Interventions

Therapeutic Groupwork: Definitions and Basic Features

Group Leadership: Approaches, Tasks, and Qualities

Stages of Therapeutic Groups

Therapeutic Factors in Group Work

Ethical Issues in Therapeutic Group Work

Group Counseling and Therapy in Perspective

17. Couple and Family Therapy

The Beginnings of Family Interventions

Key Assumptions and Concepts of Family and Couples Therapy: Systems Theory

Classic Theoretical Approaches to Couple and Family Therapy

Couple and Family Therapy in a Postmodern World

Couple and Family Counseling in Perspective

18. Training and Professional Issues in Counseling Psychology

Becoming a Counseling Psychologist: What Do I Need to Know?

You've Decided to Be a Counseling Psychologist! Tips on Maximizing Your Experiences in Graduate School

I Have My Doctorate, Now What? Postdoctoral Training, Licensure, and Beginning Your Career

Closing Thoughts on the Field of Counseling Psychology

Summary.

Notes:

Revised edition of Counseling psychology, [2014].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gelso, Charles J., Counseling psychology

ISBN:

9781433836473

1433836475

OCLC:

1242026860

Publisher Number:

99988376082

10.1037/0000249-000