The Art of Integrative Counseling, 2nd Edition

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents\n......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 12
CHAPTER ONE: Beginning of Counseling......Page 16
An Integrative Theoretical Approach: An Overview......Page 17
The Initial Counseling Session......Page 19
Informed Consent......Page 20
Assessment and Diagnosis......Page 21
Therapy Is a Time-Limited Process......Page 22
Introduction to the Case of Ruth......Page 23
Drawing on Theories as Applied to the Case of Ruth......Page 24
Concluding Comments......Page 29
Developing a Working Relationship......Page 30
Therapy as a Collaborative Venture......Page 33
The Relationship During the Early Stage of Counseling......Page 34
Establishing the Relationship......Page 36
Helping Clients Gain a Focus......Page 37
Our Second Session......Page 38
Helping Ruth Externalize Her Problem......Page 39
Concluding Comments......Page 40
CHAPTER THREE: Establishing Therapeutic Goals......Page 42
Becoming the Client: Establishing Counseling Goals......Page 43
Various Types of Therapeutic Goals......Page 45
Goal-Directed Behavior and Goal Setting......Page 47
Clarifying Counseling Goals With Ruth......Page 48
Concluding Comments......Page 50
Multicultural Concerns......Page 51
Diversity as Central in the Counseling Process......Page 52
Theories Applied to Understanding Diversity Perspectives......Page 54
Recognizing the Spiritual Domain......Page 57
Assessing Your Own Spirituality......Page 58
Understanding Ruth From a Diversity Perspective......Page 59
Concluding Comments......Page 61
Understanding the Dynamics of Resistance......Page 63
Respecting and Reframing Resistance......Page 64
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Resistance in Yourself......Page 66
Understanding Ruth’s Resistance......Page 70
Borrowing From a Psychoanalytic View......Page 71
Drawing on Other Approaches......Page 72
Guidelines for Dealing With Resistance in Clients......Page 73
Concluding Comments......Page 74
Benefits and Limitations of a Cognitive Focus......Page 75
Paying Attention to Your Thinking......Page 77
Drawing on Adlerian Concepts......Page 78
Working With Ruth From a Cognitive Perspective......Page 79
Concluding Comments......Page 83
Benefits and Limitations of an Emotive Focus......Page 84
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Emotionally Focused Therapy......Page 85
Working With an Emotive Focus......Page 88
Working With Ruth in Identifying and Exploring Feelings......Page 89
Concluding Comments......Page 91
CHAPTER EIGHT: Behavioral Focus in Counseling......Page 93
Benefits and Limitations of a Behavioral Focus......Page 94
Understanding the Seven Modalities of Human Functioning......Page 95
Becoming the Client: Experiencing Behavior-Oriented Therapy......Page 96
Developing a Behavioral Contract......Page 98
Working With Ruth Using a Behavioral Focus......Page 100
Concluding Comments......Page 102
CHAPTER NINE: An Integrative Perspective......Page 103
Searching for Common Denominators Across Therapy Schools......Page 104
Existential Therapy as a Philosophical Base......Page 105
Gestalt Therapy: A Holistic Perspective......Page 106
Psychodrama: An Integrative Approach......Page 107
Multimodal Therapy......Page 108
Cognitive Behavior Therapy......Page 109
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy......Page 110
Feminist and Systemic Therapies......Page 111
Working With Ruth in Cognitive, Emotive, and Behavioral Ways......Page 112
Benefits and Limitations of Integration......Page 114
Concluding Comments......Page 115
Contrasting Views of Transference......Page 117
The Connection Between Transference and Countertransference......Page 119
Working With Transference Therapeutically......Page 120
Addressing Countertransference Issues......Page 122
Self-Disclosure in the Therapeutic Relationship......Page 123
Working With Transference and Countertransference With Ruth......Page 125
Concluding Comments......Page 126
Understanding How the Past, Present, and Future Are Intertwined......Page 129
Becoming the Client: Examining Your Past, Present, and Future......Page 131
Dealing With the Past in an Integrative Style......Page 132
Dealing With the Present in an Integrative Style......Page 134
Dealing With the Future in an Integrative Style......Page 135
Concluding Comments......Page 136
Understanding Redecision Therapy......Page 137
Understanding the Influence of Your Family......Page 138
Applying Redecision Therapy to Behavior Changes......Page 139
Becoming the Client: Experiencing the Redecision Process......Page 140
Working Toward Redecisions With Ruth......Page 141
Concluding Comments......Page 144
Guidelines for Effective Termination......Page 145
Becoming the Client: Taking Credit for Your Changes......Page 147
Evaluating Ruth’s Therapy Experience......Page 148
Designing Your Personal Integrative Approach......Page 151
REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS......Page 154