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Summary: An informative and well written book
Review: An excellent text providing a very clear introduction to the field of Counseling and Psychotherapy.Peter
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Summary: Practical Overview of Counseling Therapies
Review: Chapters are: -Counselor characteristics and practice: This was useful for me since I haven't yet practiced - Ethics: Unfortunately, you have to get the student manual to see the ethical standards of the various prof. organizations. - Psychoanalitic - Adlerian - Existential - Person-centered - Gestalt - Reality - Behavior - Cognitive-Behavior - Family Systems - Last section ties it all together Each chapter on an approach starts with a bio on its main proponent, hits key concepts, describes the theraputic process, techniques and who it applies to. A token section of its application to multiculturalism (the author obviously doesn't live in Hawaii where the White European culture is a minority! [grin]) The author then critiques the method for its positive and negative points and tells how he incorporates it. I found this last very useful. There are from 3 to 6 books suggested for furthur in depth study (very useful!) and an extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter (for you grad students like me who have to write papers!) Advantages - Very interesting. Lots of information. I like the personal comments on real life usefulness. I would have like more exact techniques (what to do, questionaires referenced, tests etc) but some of these are found in the student manual. Disadvantages - DENSE! This is not an easy read. I notice that most psych articles and books use such complicated language - some of it is precise jargon but some of it isn't necessary. Also, it doesn't treat Transactional Analysis. Student Manual - You probably should get this (see my review of it) Overall: very useful. I'm glad it was required for my class. It is a keeper.
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Summary: A great book detailing counseling perspectives
Review: Corey does a wonderful job detailing several perspectives of psychotherapy: psychoanalytic, Adlerian, existential, person-centered, Gestalt, reality, behavioristic, cognitive-behavioristic, systemic, and an integrational perspective. This book is "heady" at points, but it does offer valuable insight into the field of therapy. This book is a must-read for beginners in the field. Another plus is the mention of existential thought as field of psychotherapeutic thought. Some texts do not include this important school. The text is neatly organized into standard sections. The only drawback is the lack of color and variety.
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Summary: A good textbook
Review: Corey writes great textbooks because he covers a lot of material, talks in a language you can understand, and tells you the similarities and differences between the different schools of thought/psychology. I highly recommend any of his books! I even purchased his group counseling textbook because the one my professor required us to buy was too hard to understand!
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Summary: This text has become an essential counseling theory work.
Review: Corey's text is an essential text for those wishing to enter the counseling/therapy field. It is well-written, easily accepted by students, and covers the most important psychological theories in mental health. There has been an expansion of the family therapies chapter and chapters on ethics and counselor characteristics are outstanding. This book is used throughout Counselor Education and Mental Health training. I recommend it highly as the best overview for beginning and graduate students in the helping field.
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Summary: Needs to be better defined
Review: I am using this book along with the Becvar and Becvar book for Marriage and Family therapy. I found the book to be generally good as far as breaking down theories and explaining pros and cons. Because he writes each chapter the same for each theory after awhile everything becomes a blurr. I am in a highly accelerated program and this book offered basically a good explanation of all therapies.
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Summary: Needs to be better defined
Review: I am using this book along with the Becvar and Becvar book for Marriage and Family therapy. I found the book to be generally good as far as breaking down theories and explaining pros and cons. Because he writes each chapter the same for each theory after awhile everything becomes a blurr. I am in a highly accelerated program and this book offered basically a good explanation of all therapies.
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Summary: Very difficult to read
Review: I used this book for the class Theories and Techniques of Counseling, taught by Jerry Corey himself. Very wordy book.. hard to pick main points out of text. Student manual helps some, especially for personal growth.
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Summary: Good Quality Text
Review: It may not have been flashy or as well-outlined as I would have liked, but this book was well-written and even enteresting. The emphasis on relating different thoeries to a case study was good, and I think that as an overview, Corey does a solid job on this text.
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Summary: Save your money!
Review: My recommendation is to buy either the case approach to psychotherapies book or if possible the earlier edition of this text.
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