Theory and Design in Counseling and Psychotherapy

by Susan X. Day

Susan Day offers a clear, lively, and readable introduction to the practice of psychotherapy as it is informed by the major theories in use today. She covers the important concepts, shows students how to apply them in their own beginning work with clients, and helps them integrate different theories into an individualized counseling approach.

A few samples of the many positive comments from peer reviewers on the
* "The content and style are engaging and get the reader involved with the material."
* "Excellent coverage. Good integration with case examples and the lives of the theorists."
* "Very comprehensive."
* "Good logical flow and indication of topics."
* "I especially like the way the exercises follow directly the content."
* "....current and 'cutting edge' material."

The book is accompanied by a series of ten Counseling Demonstration Videos available from Houghton-Mifflin--forty minute tapes that show experienced counselors drawing on identifiable theories in sessions. Pre-session and debriefing interviews tie theory to technique. Both counselors and clients reflect the diversity of American society.

Genres: Counselling

544 pages, Hardcover

First published August 4, 2003

About the author

Susan X Day is an assistant professor of psychology at Iowa State University of Science and Technology in Ames. She pursues two research programs, one concerning personality and the development of interests, and one concerning the use of distance technology in psychotherapy. Dr. Day taught English at Illinois State University for 20 years before beginning her Ph.D. in psychology at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Her specialties in English studies are writing and pedagogy, and she has done research on the practices of dissertation writers and the identity development of creative writers. In 1999, Dr. Day won the national American Psychological Association-sponsored Outstanding Graduate Student Award for excellence in scholarship and professional development in her field. She is the author and co-author of more than a dozen college textbooks in rhetoric, grammar, and literature, and her research has appeared in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist and Psychological Science.

Reviews

[Mai Elwy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful, a good book to have as a reference to the different theoretical orientations.

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used in my Theories of Counseling class. I thought this was a great book - easy to read and very informative - did a good job of making the theories real. I would recommend it to other counseling students.