This revised text aims to help students develop a personalized style of counselling. ten contemporary theories are presented and these are psychoanalytic, Adlerian, existential, person-centred, Gestalt, reality, behaviour, cognitive-behaviour, family systems, and feminist. The book demonstrates how each theory can be applied to a single hypothetical case (Stan), covers the major concepts of counselling theories, shows students how to apply those theories in practice, and helps them learn to integrate the theories into an individualized counselling style. Incorporating the thinking, feeling, and behaving dimensions of human experience, the author offers an accessible text that encourages students to compare and contrast the therapeutic models. This book is the centre of a suite of products that includes a revised student manual, a revised casebook, a new companion text, and a student video and workbook.

Table of Contents:
PART I: BASIC ISSUES IN COUNSELLING PRACTICE.1. Introduction And Overview.Introduction. Where I Stand. Suggestions for Using the Book. Overview of the Theory Chapters. Introduction to the Case of Stan.2. The Counsellor: Person And Professional.Introduction. The Counsellor as a Therapeutic Person. Personal Counseling for the Counsellor. The Counsellor's Values and The Therapeutic Process. Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counsellor. Issues Faced by Beginning Therapists. Staying Alive as a Person and as a Professional. Summary.3. Ethical Issues In Counselling Practice.Introduction. Putting the Client's Needs before Your Own. Ethical Decision Making. The Right of Informed Consent. Dimensions of Confidentiality. Ethical Issues in a Multicultural Perspective. Ethical Issues in the Assessment Process. Dual Relationships in Counselling Practice. Guidelines for Ethical Practice: A Review. Where to Go from Here. Recommended Supplementary Readings for Part I. References and Suggested Readings for Part I.PART II: THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELLING. 4. Psychoanalytic Therapy.Introduction. Key Concepts. The Therapeutic Process. Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures. Psychoanalytic Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan. Summary and Evaluation. Psychoanalytic Therapy from a Multicultural Perspective. Where to Go from Here. Recommended Supplementary Readings. References and Suggested Readings.5. Adlerian Therapy.Introduction. Key Concepts. The Therapeutic Process. Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures. Adlerian Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan. Summary and Evaluation. Adlerian Therapy from a Multicultural Perspective. Where to Go from Here.Recommended Supplementary Readings. References and Suggested Readings.6. Existential Therapy.Introduction. Key Concepts. The Therapeutic Process. Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures. Existential Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan. Summary and Evaluation. Existential Therapy from a Multicultural Perspective. Where to Go from Here. Recommended Supplementary Readings. References and Suggested Readings.7. Person-Centered Therapy.Introduction. Key Concepts. The Therapeutic Process. Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures. Person-Centered Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan. Summary and Evaluation. Person-Centered Therapy from a Multicultural Perspective. Where to Go from Here. Recommended Supplementary Readings. References and Suggested Readings.