Understanding people in context : the ecological perspective in counseling / edited by Ellen P. Cook
- Published:
- Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2012]
- Copyright Date:
- copyright 2012
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 317 pages)
- Additional Creators:
- Cook, Ellen Piel, 1952-
Access Online
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Contents:
- Understanding the Ecological Perspective. Introduction ; Behavior Is Personal ; Behavior Is Contextual ; Behavior Is Interactional ; Behavior Is Meaningful ; Behavior Is Changeable -- Applying the Ecological Perspective. Diversity From the Ecological Perspective ; Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning From the Ecological Perspective ; School Counseling ; Counseling in Context: Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse Programs; Working With Faith-Based Communities in Ecological Counseling ; Counseling in Context: Counselor Training.
- Summary:
- This exceptional book emphasizes uniquely designed interventions for individual counseling, group work, and community counseling that consider clients as individuals within the contexts of families, cultural groups, workplaces, and communities. Part I describes the theoretical research base and major tenets of the ecological perspective and its applications to counseling practice. In Part II, experts who have used the ecological perspective in their work discuss its usefulness in various applications, including counseling diverse clients with specific life challenges; assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning; and in schools, substance abuse programs, faith-based communities, and counselor training programs.
- Subject(s):
- Digital File Characteristics:
- data file
- Note:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 05, 2017).
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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