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Argosy MA Counseling Book List
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Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why?Becoming a Therapist: What Do I Say, and Why? by Suzanne Bender
Buy new: $26.10 / Used from: $20.88
Not required. But well worth reading.
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition] by Julia Cameron
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $3.50
Required for 6250: Clinical Psychopharmacology
Our Sexuality (with CD-ROM, InfoTrac  Workbook, and InfoTrac )Our Sexuality (with CD-ROM, InfoTrac Workbook, and InfoTrac ) by Robert L. Crooks
Buy new: $107.95 / Used from: $3.93
Required for 6200: Human Sexuality companion site to the book http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=0534633757&discipline_number=24
Handbook Of Clinical Psychopharmacology For Therapists, Fourth EditionHandbook Of Clinical Psychopharmacology For Therapists, Fourth Edition by John D. Preston
Buy new: $35.25 / Used from: $21.95
Required for 6250: CLinical Psychopharmacology
Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and IssuesPsychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues by Robert M. Kaplan
Buy new: $132.76 / Used from: $45.00
Required for 6240: Introduction to Psychological Testing
Essentials of Group Therapy (Essentials of Mental Health Practice)Essentials of Group Therapy (Essentials of Mental Health Practice) by Virginia Brabender
Buy new: $30.40 / Used from: $25.00
Required for 6505: Group Counseling
On Being a Therapist (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series)On Being a Therapist (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series) by Jeffrey A. Kottler
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $10.00
Required for 6105: Counseling Skills II
Between Therapist and Client: The New RelationshipBetween Therapist and Client: The New Relationship by Michael Kahn
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.94
Required for 6105: Counseling Skills II I found the author's point of view rather negative.
Understanding Psychotherapy: The Science Behind The ArtUnderstanding Psychotherapy: The Science Behind The Art by Michael F. Basch
Buy new: $26.00 / Used from: $2.90
Required for 6105: Counseling Skills II
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall DownThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.20
Required for 6510: Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling Psychology This was an interesting read.
The Heart & Soul of Change: What Works in TherapyThe Heart & Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $19.00
Required for 6521: Research and Evaluation
Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesPreparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by M. Ling Pan
Buy used from: $99.95
Required for 6521: Research and Evaluation
Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating AbuseFamily Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse by Denise A. Hines
Buy new: $46.76 / Used from: $27.10
Required for 6320/6330: Child Abuse and Reporting & Domestic Violence and Spousal Abuse
Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice (3rd Edition)Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice (3rd Edition) by Patricia Stevens
Buy new: $67.20 / Used from: $31.95
Required for 6900: Substance Abuse Counseling
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders, Fifth EditionUppers, Downers, All Arounders, Fifth Edition by Darryl Inaba
Buy used from: $4.99
Required for 6900: Substance Abuse Counseling
Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (4th Edition)Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (4th Edition) by William Crain
Buy used from: $5.76
Required for 6025: Human Development & Learning
The Developing Person Through the Life SpanThe Developing Person Through the Life Span by Kathleen Stassen Berger
Buy new: $116.25 / Used from: $7.98
Required for 6025: Human Development & Learning
Essential Skills in Family Therapy: From the First Interview to TerminationEssential Skills in Family Therapy: From the First Interview to Termination by JoEllen Patterson
Buy new: $31.20 / Used from: $26.99
Required for 6700: Couples and Families Counseling
Nuts and Bolts of HelpingNuts and Bolts of Helping by Jeffrey A. Kottler
Buy used from: $7.00
Required for 6104: Counseling Skills I
Clinical InterviewingClinical Interviewing by John Sommers-Flanagan
Buy new: $59.41 / Used from: $55.00
Required for 6104: Counseling Skills I
Abnormal Psychology with MindMap II CD-ROM and PowerWebAbnormal Psychology with MindMap II CD-ROM and PowerWeb by Richard P Halgin
Buy new: $101.40 / Used from: $49.00
Required for 6005: Psychopathology and Maladaptive Behavior Book companion site http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073133965/information_center_view0/
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision) by American Psychiatric Association
Buy new: $75.60 / Used from: $39.94
Required for 6005: Psychopathology and Maladaptive Behavior
Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical GuideEthics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide by Kenneth S. Pope
Buy new: $44.90 / Used from: $38.00
Required for 7100: Professional Issues: Ethics, Conduct, and Law
Theory And Design In Counseling And PsychotherapyTheory And Design In Counseling And Psychotherapy by Susan X Day
Buy new: $91.84 / Used from: $0.85
Required for 6230: Theories in Counseling Families and Individuals This looks like a very readable book. You may want to wait and buy it from the class because it will include on-line resources for the same price.
Mellow Out, They Say. If I Only Could: Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and BrightMellow Out, They Say. If I Only Could: Intensities and Sensitivities of the Young and Bright by Michael M. Piechowski
Buy used from: $22.49
Not required. I'm interested in Diabrowski's theories and this details part of his theory concerning over excitability.
Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your SoulConnect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul by Edward M. Hallowell
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $4.25
Not required. I'm reading this now. I'm interested in how connection (socialality) plays a part in our well being.
Secrets, Lies, Betrayals: The Body/Mind ConnectionSecrets, Lies, Betrayals: The Body/Mind Connection by Maggie Scarf
Buy used from: $0.75
Not required. This is on my personal reading list because I feel that trauma and emotions are manifest physically and by changing physicality we can relieve some suffering. I'm a fan of the Feldenkrais Technique.
The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of TraumaThe Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma by Annie Rogers
Buy new: $18.94 / Used from: $1.05
Not required. I have read and recommend this book which deals with psychoanalysis and the expression of things which we have no words to speak about and how it is manifest in other ways.
Search For The Real Self : Unmasking The Personality Disorders Of Our AgeSearch For The Real Self : Unmasking The Personality Disorders Of Our Age by James F. Masterson
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.52
Not required. I have read and recommend this book. An excellent explaination promoting understanding of personality disorders - particularly borderline personality disorder. An optimist book.