Incorporating the thinking, feeling and behaving dimensions of human experience, the Eleventh Edition of Corey's best-selling text offers an easy-to-understand guide to help you compare and contrast the therapeutic models expressed in counseling theories. This wide-ranging text provides a thorough introduction to major theories including psychoanalytic, Adlerian, existential, person-centered, Gestalt, reality, behavior, cognitive-behavior, family systems, feminist, postmodern and integrative approaches. With his trademark style, the author also demonstrates how each theory can be applied to two cases ("Stan" and “Gwen”), providing valuable practical insights and helping you learn to integrate the theories into an individualized counseling style. In addition, the text features engaging media resources, available through MindTap, such as case-focused videos to help bring the material vividly to life.
- Comprehensive Integrative Approach: Explores how different counseling theories can be combined to address diverse client needs and practice settings.
- Real-World Client Case Studies: Features recurring client cases with accompanying videos that demonstrate the practical application of each counseling theory.
- Focus on Ethics and Professional Practice: Covers contemporary ethical and professional challenges faced by counseling and human services professionals.
- Personalized Counseling Framework: Provides step-by-step guidance for integrating multiple therapeutic approaches to develop an individual counseling style.
- Easy-to-Use Theory Comparison Charts: Includes visual summaries that help readers compare theories across key dimensions, philosophies, strengths, and limitations.
- School Counseling Applications: Dedicated sections show how each major theory can be effectively applied in school counseling settings.
- Expert Insights Across Theories: Contributions from leading practitioners offer deeper perspectives and facilitate meaningful theory comparisons.
- Updated and Current Content: Fully revised to reflect the latest developments in counseling practice, including significant updates to major therapeutic approaches.
- Emphasis on Therapeutic Effectiveness: Highlights psychotherapy integration, spirituality in counseling, the therapeutic alliance, and evidence-based practice.
Part I: BASIC ISSUES IN COUNSELING PRACTICE
1. Introduction and Overview
2. The Counselor: Person and Professional
3. Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice
Part II: THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING
4. Psychoanalytic Therapy
5. Adlerian Therapy
6. Existential Therapy
7. Person-Centered Therapy
8. Gestalt Therapy
9. Behavior Therapy
10. Cognitive Behavior Therapy
11. Choice Theory/Reality Therapy
12. Feminist Therapy
13. Postmodern Approaches
14. Family Systems Therapy
Part III: INTEGRATION AND APPLICATION
15. An Integrative Perspective
Gerald Corey
Gerald Corey, Ed.D., A.B.P.P., is professor emeritus of human services and counseling at California State University at Fullerton.
