The Art of Integrative Counseling

The first text on the market designed to help readers conceptualize the various dimensions of an integrative perspective, THE ART OF INTEGRATIVE COUNSELING can be used as a supplement for theories or practicum courses and is ideal for students who already have a basic knowledge of counseling theory. Students are first introduced to the concepts and techniques that Gerald Corey draws from in his own integrative approach to counseling. Second, they see how concepts and techniques can be borrowed from a variety of theoretical models and applied to phases of the counseling process from initial to termination stages. Third, the text suggests ways that readers can design a personal integrative approach that they can use as the foundation for their counseling practice.

Table of Contents:
1. Beginning of Counselling. An Integrative Theoretical Approach: An Overview. Putting Yourself in the Shoes of a Client. Introduction to the Case of Ruth. Concluding Comments.2. The Therapeutic Relationship. Developing a Working Relationship. Becoming a Client and Sharing in a Collaborative Partnership. Your Role As a Counsellor in Creating a Working Relationship. My Integrative Approach with Ruth. Concluding Comments. 3. Establishing Therapeutic Goals. Becoming a Client and Establishing Counselling Goals. Values and Spirituality as Therapy Goals. Personal Reflection upon Goal-Directed Behaviour and Goal-Setting. Clarifying Counselling Goals with Ruth. Concluding Comments.4. Understanding and Dealing With Diversity. Dealing with Multicultural Concerns. Various Perspectives on Diversity. Theories Applied to Diversity Perspectives. Recognizing the Spiritual Domain. Understanding Ruth from a Diversity Perspective. Concluding Comments.5. Understanding and Dealing With Resistance. Becoming the Client and Experiencing Resistance in Yourself. Understanding Ruth's Resistance. Guidelines for Dealing with Resistance in Your Clients. Concluding Comments.6. Cognitive Focus in Counselling. Experiencing Cognitive-Behavioural Techniques as a Client. Working with Ruth from a Cognitive Perspective. Concluding Comments.7. Emotive Focus in Counselling. You as a Client in Emotionally Focused Therapy. Working with Ruth in Identifying and Exploring Feelings. Concluding Comments.8. Behavioral Focus in Counselling. You as a Client in Behaviourally Oriented Therapy. Behavioural Focus with Ruth. Concluding Comments.9. An Integrative Perspective. Drawing on Techniques from Various Theoretical Models. The Foundation of My Integrative Approach. Drawing on the Action-Oriented Therapies. Working with Ruth in Cognitive, Emotive, and Behavioural Ways. Concluding Comments.10. Working with Transference and Countertransference. Contrasting Views of Transference. The Connection between Transference and Countertransference. Working with Transference Therapeutically. Dealing with Countertranference Issues. Self-Disclosure as a Way to Deal with Transference and Countertransference. An Illustration of the Interplay of Transference and Countertransference: The Case of Ruth. Concluding Comments. (Part contents).

About the Author :
Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton. He received his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California. He is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; and a National Certified Counselor. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology; and Division 49, Group Psychotherapy); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Both Jerry and Marianne Corey received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2011, and both also received the Eminent Career Award from ASGW in 2001. Dr. Jerry Corey was given the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State University at Fullerton in 1991. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling and ethics in counseling. He is the author or coauthor of 15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along with more than 60 journal articles and book chapters.

Review :
"I very much like the inclusion of a section in each chapter that addresses the reader as a counseling client. This, as usual, is one of the real strengths of a Corey text-the ability to actively engage the reader so that the material is personalized." "Corey shares his thoughts, his perspectives, his inferences and reasons behind them. Students who are mystified and overwhelmed by the plethora of theories to which they are exposed can find solace and clarity in Corey's exposition." "This text brings about an awareness of issues that the beginning therapist may not have considered important, but are vital, such as diversity, a client educational component, and spirituality."