Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Gerald Corey 10th Edition

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Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Gerald Corey 10th Edition-UNIT ONE: Chapter 1, "Introduction and Overview," pages 2–16. Chapter 2, "The Counselor: Person and Professional," pages... 17–36 Chapter One: • This book surveys 11 approaches to counseling and psychotherapy, presenting the key concepts of each approach and discussing features such as the therapeutic process (including goals), the client-therapist relationship, and specific procedures used in the practice of counseling. • By studying the models presented in this book, you will have a better sense of how to integrate concepts and techniques from different approaches when defining your own personal synthesis and framework for counseling. • Each therapeutic approach has useful dimensions. It is not a matter of a theory being “right” or “wrong,” as every theory offers a unique contribution to understanding human behavior and has unique implications for counseling practice. • More approaches have been developing methods that involve collaboration between therapist and client, making the therapeutic venture a shared responsibility. • Social, environmental, cultural, and biological realities oftentimes limit our freedom of choice. • Feminist therapy has contributed an awareness of how environmental and social conditions contribute to the problems of women and men and how gender-role socialization leads to a lack of gender equality. Family therapy teaches us that it is not possible to understand the individual apart from the context of the system. Both family therapy and feminist therapy are based on the premise that [Show More]

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