Thirty-Five Techniques Every Counselor Should Know

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A concise but thorough look at invaluable applied counseling skills, this book provides detailed information on 35 counseling techniques from varied theoretical approaches to help clients from all backgrounds create changes in their lives and meet their counseling goals.   While most introductory counseling skills classes in counselor education programs use a microskills approach supplemented with a theories text that provides a cursory glance at theory-based techniques, most counseling students enter their field without advanced instruction on the application of theory-based techniques to the counseling process. This first edition text strives to provide that missing piece ― it is a succinct text that can be used as a secondary text in a theories, techniques, practicum, internship, or advanced or applied skills course that presents in-depth treatment of the major theory-based techniques that counselors use.   The text informs counselors of the theoretical basis underlying each technique and the common variations for implementation. Each technique is accompanied by research that informs the counselor of which techniques are best with which populations and each theoretical approach includes the multicultural implications for applying the approach to counseling clients from diverse cultures. The book also gives readers transcripts that illustrate how to use the techniques in sessions as well as outcomes research that informs counselors of the most effective ways to use these counseling techniques in practice with diverse clients. Cover Contents Introduction Acknowledgments About the Authors Section 1 Techniques Based Upon Brief Counseling Approaches Chapter 1 Scaling Origins of the Scaling Technique How to Implement the Scaling Technique Variations of the Scaling Technique Examples of the Scaling Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Scaling Technique Chapter 2 Exceptions Origins of the Exceptions Technique How to Implement the Exceptions Technique Variations of the Exceptions Technique Example of the Exceptions Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Exceptions Technique Chapter 3 Problem-Free Talk Origins of the Problem-Free Talk Technique How to Implement the Problem-Free Talk Technique Variations of the Problem-Free Talk Technique Example of the Problem-Free Talk Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Problem-Free Talk Technique Chapter 4 Miracle Question Origins of the Miracle Question Technique How to Implement the Miracle Question Technique Variations of the Miracle Question Technique Example of the Miracle Question Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Miracle Question Technique Chapter 5 Flagging the Minefield Origins of the Flagging the Minefield Technique How to Implement the Flagging the Minefield Technique Example of the Flagging the Minefield Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Flagging the Minefield Technique Section 2 Techniques Based Upon Adlerian or Psychodynamic Approaches Chapter 6 I-Messages Origins of the I-Messages Technique How to Implement the I-Messages Technique Variations of the I-Messages Technique Example of the I-Messages Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the I-Messages Technique Chapter 7 Acting As If Origins of the Acting As If Technique How to Implement the Acting As If Technique Variations of the Acting As If Technique Example of the Acting As If Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Acting As If Technique Chapter 8 Spitting in the Soup Origins of the Spitting in the Soup Technique How to Implement the Spitting in the Soup Technique Variations of the Spitting in the Soup Technique Example of the Spitting in the Soup Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Spitting in the Soup Technique Chapter 9 The Mutual Storytelling Origins of the Mutual Storytelling Technique How to Implement the Mutual Storytelling Technique Variations of the Mutual Storytelling Technique Example of the Mutual Storytelling Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Mutual Storytelling Technique Chapter 10 Paradoxical Intention Origins of the Paradoxical Intention Technique How to Implement the Paradoxical Intention Technique Variations of the Paradoxical Intention Technique Example of the Paradoxical Intention Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Paradoxical Intention Technique Section 3 Techniques Based Upon Gestalt Principles Chapter 11 Empty Chair Origins of the Empty Chair Technique How to Implement the Empty Chair Technique Variations of the Empty Chair Technique Example of the Empty Chair Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Empty Chair Technique Chapter 12 Body Movement and Exaggeration Origins of the Body Movement and Exaggeration Technique How to Implement the Body Movement and Exaggeration Technique Variations of the Body Movement and Exaggeration Technique Example of the Body Movement and Exaggeration Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Body Movement and Exaggeration Technique Chapter 13 Role Reversal Origins of the Role Reversal Technique How to Implement the Role Reversal Technique Variations of the Role Reversal Technique Example of the Role Reversal Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Role Reversal Technique Section 4 Techniques Based Upon Social Learning Approaches Chapter 14 Modeling Origins of the Modeling Technique How to Implement the Modeling Technique Variations of the Modeling Technique Example of the Modeling Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Modeling Technique Chapter 15 Behavioral Rehearsal Origins of the Behavioral Rehearsal Technique How to Implement the Behavioral Rehearsal Technique Variations of the Behavioral Rehearsal Technique Example of the Behavioral Rehearsal Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Behavioral Rehearsal Technique Chapter 16 Role Play Origins of the Role Play Technique How to Implement the Role Play Technique Variations of the Role Play Technique Example of the Role Play Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Role Play Technique Section 5 Techniques Based Upon Cognitive Approaches Chapter 17 Self-Talk Origins of the Self-Talk Technique How to Implement the Self-Talk Technique Variations of the Self-Talk Technique Example of the Self-Talk Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Self-Talk Technique Chapter 18 Visual/Guided Imagery Origins of the Visual Imagery Technique How to Implement the Visual Imagery Technique Variations of the Visual Imagery Technique Examples of the Visual Imagery Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Visual Imagery Technique Chapter 19 Reframing Origins of the Reframing Technique How to Implement the Reframing Technique Variations of the Reframing Technique Example of the Reframing Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Reframing Technique Chapter 20 Thought Stopping Origins of the Thought Stopping Technique How to Implement the Thought Stopping Technique Variations of the Thought Stopping Technique Example of the Thought Stopping Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Thought Stopping Technique Chapter 21 Cognitive Restructuring Origins of the Cognitive Restructuring Technique How to Implement the Cognitive Restructuring Technique Variations of the Cognitive Restructuring Technique Example of the Cognitive Restructuring Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Cognitive Restructuring Technique Section 6 Techniques Based Upon Behavioral Approaches Using Positive Reinforcement Chapter 22 Premack Principle Origins of the Premack Principle Technique How to Implement the Premack Principle Technique Variations of the Premack Principle Technique Example of the Premack Principle Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Premack Principle Technique Chapter 23 Behavior Chart Origins of the Behavior Chart Technique How to Implement the Behavior Chart Technique Examples of the Behavior Chart Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Behavior Chart Technique Chapter 24 Token Economy Origins of the Token Economy Technique How to Implement the Token Economy Technique Variations of the Token Economy Technique Example of the Token Economy Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Token Economy Technique Chapter 25 Behavioral Contract Origins of the Behavioral Contract Technique How to Implement the Behavioral Contract Technique Variations of the Behavioral Contract Technique Example of the Behavioral Contract Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Behavioral Contract Technique Section 7 Techniques Based Upon Behavioral Approaches Using Punishment Chapter 26 Extinction Origins of the Extinction Technique How to Implement the Extinction Technique Variations of the Extinction Technique Example of the Extinction Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Extinction Technique Chapter 27 Time Out Origins of the Time Out Technique How to Implement the Time Out Technique Variations of the Time Out Technique Example of the Time Out Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Time Out Technique Chapter 28 Response Cost Origins of the Response Cost Technique How to Implement the Response Cost Technique Example of the Response Cost Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Response Cost Technique Chapter 29 Overcorrection Origins of the Overcorrection Technique How to Implement the Overcorrection Technique Variations of the Overcorrection Technique Example of the Overcorrection Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Overcorrection Technique Section 8 Techniques Based Upon Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches Chapter 30 Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Origins of the REBT Technique How to Implement the REBT Technique Variations of the REBT Technique Example of the REBT Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the REBT Technique Chapter 31 Bibliotherapy Origins of the Bibliotherapy Technique How to Implement the Bibliotherapy Technique Variations of the Bibliotherapy Technique Example of the Bibliotherapy Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Bibliotherapy Technique Chapter 32 Deep Breathing Origins of the Deep Breathing Technique How to Implement the Deep Breathing Technique Variations of the Deep Breathing Technique Example of the Deep Breathing Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Deep Breathing Technique Chapter 33 Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMRT) Origins of the PMRT Technique How to Implement the PMRT Technique Variations of the PMRT Technique Example of the PMRT Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the PMRT Technique Chapter 34 Systematic Desensitization Origins of the Systematic Desensitization Technique How to Implement the Systematic Desensitization Technique Variations of the Systematic Desensitization Technique Example of the Systematic Desensitization Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Systematic Desensitization Technique Chapter 35 Stress Inoculation Training Origins of the Stress Inoculation Training Technique How to Implement the Stress Inoculation Training Technique Variations of the Stress Inoculation Training Technique Example of the Stress Inoculation Training Technique Usefulness and Evaluation of the Stress Inoculation Training Technique Concluding Remarks References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W