The Art of Integrative Counseling

The Art of Integrative Counseling

by Gerald Corey
The Art of Integrative Counseling

The Art of Integrative Counseling

by Gerald Corey

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Overview

Useful as a supplemental text in advanced theories and practicum courses, this fourth edition discusses the key concepts and techniques from many contemporary theories and how to develop an integrative approach to the counseling process to better meet individual client needs. Dr. Corey introduces the techniques that he draws from in his own integrative approach to counseling using a wide variety of case examples with diverse clients. Topics covered include assessing presenting issues; developing a productive working alliance; establishing therapeutic goals; understanding and addressing diversity; working with resistant clients; using evidence-based practice in cognitive, emotive, and behavioral work with clients; dealing with transference and countertransference; and incorporating trends in integrative therapies. To encourage active learning, reflective exercises throughout the text provide readers with opportunities to put themselves in the role of therapist and client.

"No one knows more about theory-based counseling than Gerald Corey, who has spent the past 50+ years helping us to gain real insight into multiple models. In this book, Corey takes readers from forming a working alliance with clientsthrough the processes for setting and achieving goals. His skill at and understanding of the termination processes is worth the entire book. Not only will The Art of Integrative Counseling be the core text for counseling process and skills courses, it will provide the foundation for effective, truly integrated counseling throughout one’s career."
—James Robert Bitter, EdD, East Tennessee State University

"Gerald Corey's fourth edition of The Art of Integrative Counseling provides important concepts to consider when developing an integrative approach to working with clients. For beginning counselors, it demonstrates how one can be integrative whether one is behaviorally, cognitively, or affectively oriented. For more advanced counselors, it reminds them of the wealth of information that all theories offer and how techniques or theories can be synthesized into a more effective approach. Whether you are a new counselor trying to figure out how to integrate the many theories you learned about, or a seasoned professional seeking new ways of working with clients, this book has something for you."
—Edward Neukrug, EdD, Old Dominion University

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781119535294
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 08/08/2018
Sold by: JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format: eBook
File size: 459 KB

About the Author

Gerald Corey, EdD, ABPP, is professor emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton.

Table of Contents

Prefacexv
Chapter 1Beginning of Counseling1
An Integrative Theoretical Approach: An Overview2
Put Yourself in the Shoes of the Client4
The Initial Counseling Session4
Informed Consent5
Assessment6
Therapy Is a Time-Limited Process7
Introduction to the Case of Ruth7
Drawing on Theories as Applied to the Case of Ruth9
Concluding Comments14
Chapter 2The Therapeutic Relationship15
Developing a Working Relationship15
Becoming the Client: Sharing in a Collaborative Partnership18
Therapy as a Collaborative Venture18
The Relationship During the Early Stage of Counseling18
Your Role as a Counselor in Creating a Working Relationship20
Establishing the Relationship21
Helping Clients Gain a Focus22
My Integrative Approach With Ruth22
The Relationship as the Cornerstone of Therapy22
Our Second Session23
Listening to Ruth's Story23
Helping Ruth Externalize Her Problem24
Concluding Comments25
Chapter 3Establishing Therapeutic Goals27
Becoming the Client: Establishing Counseling Goals28
Various Types of Therapeutic Goals30
Goal-Directed Behavior and Goal Setting32
Clarifying Counseling Goals With Ruth33
Concluding Comments35
Chapter 4Understanding and Dealing With Diversity36
Multicultural Concerns36
Various Perspectives on Diversity37
Theories Applied to Diversity Perspectives39
Adlerian Contribution to Diversity39
Existential Contribution to Diversity40
Gestalt Therapy's Contribution to Diversity40
Reality Therapy's Contribution to Diversity40
Cognitive Behavioral Contribution to Diversity41
Feminist Contribution to Diversity41
Recognizing the Spiritual Domain41
Assessing Your Own Spirituality42
Acknowledging Clients' Spirituality43
The Place of Spirituality in Assessment and Treatment43
Understanding Ruth From a Diversity Perspective44
Concluding Comments46
Chapter 5Understanding and Dealing With Resistance47
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Resistance in Yourself48
Understanding Ruth's Resistance53
Borrowing From a Psychoanalytic View55
Drawing on Other Approaches55
Guidelines for Dealing With Resistance in Clients56
Concluding Comments58
Chapter 6Cognitive Focus in Counseling59
The Benefits and Limitations of a Cognitive Focus59
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Cognitive Behavioral Techniques61
Paying Attention to Your Thinking61
Doing Homework Assignments61
Drawing on Adlerian Concepts62
Working With Ruth From a Cognitive Perspective63
Concluding Comments68
Chapter 7Emotive Focus in Counseling69
The Benefits and Limitations of an Emotive Focus69
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Emotionally Focused Therapy70
Working With an Emotive Focus73
Working With Ruth in Identifying and Exploring Feelings75
Concluding Comments77
Chapter 8Behavioral Focus in Counseling79
Benefits and Limitations of a Behavioral Focus80
Understanding the Seven Modalities of Human Functioning81
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Behaviorally Oriented Therapy82
Developing a Behavioral Contract85
Behavioral Focus With Ruth86
Concluding Comments88
Chapter 9An Integrative Perspective89
Searching for Common Denominators Across Therapy Schools90
The Benefits and Limitations of Integration91
Drawing on Techniques From Various Theoretical Models91
The Foundation of My Integrative Approach92
Existential Therapy as a Philosophical Base93
Gestalt Therapy: A Holistic Perspective94
Psychodrama: An Integrative Approach94
Drawing on the Action-Oriented Therapies95
Behavior Therapy96
Multimodal Therapy96
Cognitive Behavior Therapy97
Reality Therapy97
Adlerian Therapy98
Feminist and Systemic Therapies99
Working With Ruth in Cognitive, Emotive, and Behavioral Ways100
Concluding Comments102
Chapter 10Working With Transference and Countertransference103
Contrasting Views of Transference103
The Connection Between Transference and Countertransference105
Working With Transference Therapeutically105
Dealing With Countertransference Issues108
Self-Disclosure in the Therapeutic Relationship109
Working With Transference and Countertransference With Ruth111
Concluding Comments113
Chapter 11Understanding How the Past Influences the Present115
Working With Ruth's Past, Present, and Future116
Dealing With the Past in an Integrative Style117
Dealing With the Present in an Integrative Style119
Dealing With the Future in an Integrative Style119
Becoming the Client: Examining Your Past, Present, and Future121
Reflecting on the Influence of Your Past on Your Present121
How Future Aspirations Influence the Present121
Concluding Comments122
Chapter 12Working Toward Decisions and Behavior Change124
Understanding Redecision Therapy124
Injunctions and Early Decisions125
Understanding the Influence of Your Family127
Applying Redecision Therapy to Behavior Changes127
Becoming the Client: Experiencing the Redecision Process128
Working Toward Redecisions With Ruth130
Concluding Comments133
Chapter 13Evaluation and Termination134
Becoming the Client: Taking Credit for Your Changes136
Evaluating Ruth's Therapy Experience137
Concluding Comments140
A Final Word--And a Request142
References and Suggested Readings143
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