Developmental Counseling and Therapy: Promoting Wellness Over the Lifespan - Softcover

Ivey, Allen E.; Ivey, Mary Bradford; Myers, Jane E.; Sweeney, Thomas J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618439889 ISBN 13: 9780618439881

Verlag: Routledge, 2004

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Combining developmental counseling and therapy (DCT) theory with wellness theory and positive psychology, this text provides a foundation for addressing lifespan transitions and developmental issues. Students use case studies, transcripts, and exercises to learn how the major theories relate to actual practice.

Special Features:
*Throughout the text students learn how to assess individual cognitive/emotional developmental styles and develop treatment plans for diverse clients of all ages.
*Application chapters give students the opportunity to use DSM-IV-TR categories, to learn to integrate spiritual issues appropriately and to work with early memories.
*Students present a final Portfolio of Competence to show that they have mastered 14 general objectives and are ready to apply developmental theory to their own practice.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Allen E. Ivey is a distinguished university professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A diplomat in counseling psychology, he has presented workshops and keynote lectures with Dr. Mary Bradford Ivey throughout the world. Dr. Ivey is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association and the Asian-American Psychological Association. His work in diversity led him to be honored as a multicultural elder at the National Multicultural Conference and Summit. He has written more than forty books and two hundred articles and chapters, and his writing has been translated into twenty languages. Dr. Ivey's undergraduate work was in psychology at Stanford University, which was followed by a Fulbright grant to study social work at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. His doctorate is from Harvard University. At Colorado State University, he led the first research study video in counseling and therapy, and he is the originator of the microskills approach, foundational to this text. He was first to introduce applied neuroscience and neurobiology to the helping fields. He is the recipient of numerous national and international awards.

Mary Bradford Ivey, Ed.D., is a former vice president of Microtraining Associates. She has served as visiting professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and Flinders University in South Australia. She is a retired elementary counselor and a former stress management counselor at Amherst College. Her comprehensive elementary program was named one of the top ten in the nation at the Christa McAuliffe Conference. Dr. Ivey earned her Master of Arts in counseling from the University of Wisconsin and her Doctor of Education in organizational development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author or co-author of twenty books (translated into multiple languages) as well as several articles and chapters. A Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), she has presented workshops and keynote lectures with Dr. Allen Ivey throughout the world. She is also known for her work in promoting and explaining development guidance and counseling in the United States and abroad. She is one of the first fifteen honored fellows of the American Counseling Association and is also a recipient of the American Counseling Association's Ohana Award for her work in multicultural counseling.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0618439889
• ISBN 13: 9780618439881
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 458
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