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Summary: Vital book
Review: One of the best overviews of theory and application for the beginning graduate student. You must also purchase the workbook that is written by the same author. Together, these two books are a wonderful introduction to therapy models with interesting applications that are truly useful.
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Summary: Vital book
Review: One of the best overviews of theory and application for the beginning graduate student. You must also purchase the workbook that is written by the same author. Together, these two books are a wonderful introduction to therapy models with interesting applications that are truly useful.
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Summary: One star is one star too many....
Review: Out of all counseling and psychotherapy books avilable, this Corey book is the WORST!!! Corey exemplifies dead level abstractions all through out this book. This book wasn't even good for heurestic value...it made no sense. HORRIBLE BOOK!!!!
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Summary: Outstanding Resource.
Review: This book is an outstanding resource for seasoned therapists as well as those new to the work. One of the most unique parts of this book is the way it takes one case study and uses it to illustrate how each of the different perspectives would approach the same problem. This technique is far more effective than using different case studies to illustrate different techniques. The book also gives very detailed explanations of the perspectives, a little bio of the perspective founder, and also provides information on how to use the perspective in today's world. Another unique factor is that the book provides seperate sections within the chapters to explain the the role of the client and therapist. Of all the books I own this is the most comprehensive book that illustrates how each perspective contributes to each other, how they are similar, and how they are different, while demonstrating how a therapist can use each theory.
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Summary: NOT THE 7TH EDITION
Review: This book is the 6th edition. Go look at the Front cover viewing. Again, this book is the 6th edition! Not the 7th!
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Summary: A useful textbook
Review: This book provides a useful account of the most influential theories of psychotherapy. I appreciated the evaluations including criticisms of each form of therapy as well as the demonstrations of applying the techniques of each therapy. I also enjoyed the biographical information provided for the most influential individuals in each type of therapy.-Lee J. Markowitz, Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology
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Summary: Only such a low mark because I've seen the new Edition
Review: This is a good book, but edition six is MUCH better. In edition five chapter 3 is too long and repetitive. Corey has also added a separate chapter on feminist theory in the new edition, which I think is important. If you can't afford the new edition, this edition does have great info, in-depth bibliographical info and is well laid out.
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Summary: Only such a low mark because I've seen the new Edition
Review: This is a good book, but edition six is MUCH better. In edition five chapter 3 is too long and repetitive. Corey has also added a separate chapter on feminist theory in the new edition, which I think is important. If you can't afford the new edition, this edition does have great info, in-depth bibliographical info and is well laid out.
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Summary: Get this too if you get the text
Review: This Student Manual accompanies the Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy text and covers: Practice, Ethics, Psychoanalytic, Adlerian, Existential, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Reality, Behavior, Cognitive-Behavior, and Family Systems Therapy. The Student Manual has some of the hands on tests, assessment forms, ethics codes etc. that I wish had been put in the text. Also, the text is so dense and meaty that the questions and definitions in the text are almost essential if you are being tested on this material. The chapters follow along with the book. Each chapter starts with a pretest in which you discover your agreement with the concepts presented (e.g. if you answer yes to all the TF questions in the Behavioral chapter, then this theory fits your style well.) Some of these pretests are inventory surveys that you are supposed to use as a basis of discussion -- I find this stuff highly subjective and useless - but then again I am an engineer and like to know how to actually DO things. In each of the chapters you get: 1) Initial attitude questionaire that also acts as a list of underlying assumptions for the school of therapy being discussed 2) 3 or 4 page review of the chapter 3) definitions of important terms 4) Questions, Cases, Activities for use in class that would be fine if the prof were there guiding a discussion but are without feedback for the solitary reader. 5) A quiz on the chapter with answer key in back of book. Chapters with more supplemental material in addition to 1-5 listed above: Chapter 2: Useless surveys re your attitudes. A "Quick Discrimination Index" which is designed to "assess sensitivity ...to cultural diversity and gender equity" which should have been entitled "Find out how politically correct you are". Apparently, I am discriminatory because I think it is more inportant for moms to be with babies in the first year (when men can breastfeed, I'll change my answer!) This stuff was all fairly worthless. Chapter 3: Good stuff: sample therapist-client contract, ACA Code of Ethis, APA Code of Conduct. Chap 5: Blank Lifestyle Assessment Questionaire (for use with clients) with filled out form for "Stan". Chap 6: Existential Activities Chap 7: Practice sheet for reflecting feelings Chap 8: Gestalt exercises Chap 9: Reprint of the Cycle of managing, supervising, counseling and coaching using reality therapy Chap 10: Sample worksheet on translating broad goals into specific goals, worksheet on how to be concrete, relaxation exercise Chap 11: Questionaire for discovering underlying issues ("shoulds" "oughts") REBT Self-Help Form Chap 12: One of Sitir's exercises to see where you are transfering people from your past onto people in your present. Questions useful for eliciting info on Family Systems from client.
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Summary: Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Review: Very fast delivery!! I ordered this Monday evening and it arrived Thursday! The condition of the book was better than expected. I would definitely order from here again.
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