The Professional Counselor: A Process Guide to Helping

by Harold L. Hackney, Sherry Cormier

This text presents the counseling student and beginning counselor with the necessary skills, interventions, and strategies for conceptualizing theoretically, planning therapy for change, and developing a means for self-assessment. In this Sixth Edition the process of counseling is addressed from beginning to conclusion. A new chapter (Chapter 2) has been added to present basic counseling skills as well as advanced counseling skills, including verbal, nonverbal, and paralanguage. The authors have maintained the basic organization of the text, beginning with an overview of the stages of counseling, specific goals and interventions for each stage, and including chapters on affective, behavioral, cognitive and systemic interventions, and termination. The text provides a conceptual structure for viewing the counseling process and then examines each part of that structure in depth, addressing necessary cou

Genres: Counselling, Psychology

398 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Halime Yazıcı Mimaroğlu · Rating 4 out of 5]

neredeyse aranılan her şey var

[Anna Clement · Rating 4 out of 5]

i literally pored over every word of this textbook so i think i have the right to let it contribute to my reading challenge. anyway this was a super helpful textbook but i feel like it assumed that the reader had foreknowledge that my classmates and i didn’t have.

[Matt C · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Professional Counsellor is a good starter book for those looking to begin a career in helping others through the hills and valleys of life. It is extremely comprehensive for an introductory counselling psychology course covering everything from the skills needed for counselling to specific interventions. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in counselling or actively involved in counselling already.

[Nikita]

I've read about a third of this, and probably will pick it up sporadically to get through it. But don't need it to sit on my good reads until I do actually finish it.

[Mary Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one for class :)

[Tamara Soal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book that will remain on my bookshelf for professional reference.