Relationships in Counseling and the Counselor's Life

by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Richard S. Balkin (Contributor)

Kottler and Balkin present readers with a comprehensive guide to common misconceptions about what works in counseling and suggestions for building constructive counseling relationships and facilitating positive counseling outcomes. The authors have organized the twelve chapters that make up the main body of their text in three parts devoted to operating assumptions about relationships in counseling, relational strategies and interventions, and relationships in the counselors life. Jeffrey A. Kottler is an independent scholar and author. Richard S. Balkin is a faculty member of the University of Louisville, Kentucky and editor of the Journal of Counseling & Development. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Genres: Counselling

224 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2016

About the author

Jeffrey A. Kottler is a professor, psychologist, author, consultant, workshop leader, keynote speaker, and social justice advocate who has spent the past 40 years working throughout the world to promote personal and professional development among professionals and marginalized groups. Jeffrey has worked as a teacher, counselor, therapist, and consultant in a variety of settings including a preschool, primary and secondary school, university, mental health center, crisis center, and corporate settings.