Product Description

This handy guide covers the basic elements of counseling in an abbreviated outline format. THE ELEMENTS OF COUNSELING serves as a quick reference for both counselors-in-training and practitioners, and is designed to give immediate access to information without having to read pages of commentary. Brief and practical, this primer focuses on relationship building, the counseling process, self-exploration, and the foundations upon which further intervention is laid. The authors presents information that is essential both for beginning counselors to know, and for experienced counselors to remember, covering such topics and issues as what counseling is, as well as what it is not.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9553 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
"…well-written, interesting, excellent summary book--helpful in both Intro and Techniques as a preview and as a review. Advanced students [doctoral & ed specialist] have given it positive feedback."

"I really appreciate the simplicity and breadth of this text… the book is small and non-threatening to new students in the field, and there are references for further research."

Book Info
State University of New York, Buffalo. Third edition of a brief guide on essential counseling principles applicable to all therapeutic schools of thought, for graduate students in social sciences and therapists. Previous edition 1997. Emphasizes rapport building and self-exploration and growth. Softcover.

About the Author
Scott T. Meier is a licensed psychologist who received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. He is associate professor and co-director of training for the Program in Counseling and Educational Psychology, SUNY Buffalo.

Susan R. Davis is a licensed psychologist who received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She is in full-time private practice and is President of Behavioral Healthcare Network, a professional association of independent mental health clinicians in Western New York.

Customer Reviews

essential counseling basics
easy & quick read. practical advice for beginners. Highly recommended!

Excellent book
This book is for advance or begginner therapist. It's very easy to read and it's small enough to be put in your bag. Very good purchase.

Easy to read but VERY fundamental
Although the book was easy to read and easy to move around in, but it was embarassingly fundamental. I only suggest this book for those who truly are "beginers".