Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to MyCounselingLab®. To order MyCounselingLab® packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0134391071.This best-selling resource is a great refresher and hands-on resource for counselors new to their professions. It’s packed with step-by-step guidance for developing the skills and techniques they need to effectively help their clients. It covers not just the basic building blocks in the profession, but also what the author calls the “megaskills” and common curative factors that lie behind the methods. The tone is conversational and the references are very useful. Also available with MyCounselingLab®This title is also available with MyCounselingLab–an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with the text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students see key concepts demonstrated through video clips, practice what they learn, test their understanding, and receive feedback to guide their learning and ensure they master key learning outcomes. Read more

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Gehart's MASTERING COMPETENCIES IN FAMILY THERAPY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THEORIES AND CLINICAL CASE DOCUMENTATION, 4th Edition, not only teaches you about family therapy theories, but also how to use them. A resource you will turn to again and again, it covers most of what you need to know in graduate school and to pass your licensing exams. Students love the book's relaxed, down-to-earth style that makes even complex concepts easy to understand, along with its real-world clinical forms -- case conceptualization and treatment planning -- that can be used with clients. Integrating diversity and research considerations into theoretical discussions and practical applications, the book provides a more holistic and nuanced understanding of couple and family therapy. The fourth edition is packed with the latest research, new theories, telehealth practices, licensure exam prep tips and more. Read more

This current, engaging, and practice-oriented text is your complete resource for mastering the many facets of family therapy. In this ninth edition, the authors examine and explain key viewpoints, perspectives, values, intervention techniques, and goals of family therapy -- featuring practice-oriented content to help you become an empathic and effective family therapist. Color-coded boxes highlight key aspects of family therapy, such as family diversity, evidence-based practice research, "Thinking Like a Clinician" exercises, case studies, clinical notes, and therapeutic encounters. Examples illustrate family therapists from many professions, including social work, MFT, psychology, and counseling. You'll also find up-to-date material representing the latest thinking on central issues and topics, including increased attention to LGBTQ families and alternative forms of family life and to gender, culture, and ethnic considerations. Read more

This access code provides online access to MyLab Counseling with Pearson eText. Teach the art of helping through a practical, relationship-focused approachLearning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques emphasizes the techniques and skills necessary to be effective in the art of helping, from basic building blocks to advanced therapeutic techniques. The text is practical, innovative, and focused on the relationship between helper and client. The author incorporates the latest research on effective treatments, while offering an integrative perspective. The author’s conversational tone is appealing to students, yet the book is carefully referenced for instructors. The goal is to make beginning helpers become reflective practitioners. Stop and Reflect sections, exercises, homework, class discussion topics, and Journal Starters support this approach. The 7th Edition includes additional coverage of cultural issues in a new chapter, as well as expanded sections highlighting issues of culture in research, the therapeutic relationship, and helping skills specific to children.Personalize learning with MyLab Counseling MyLabTM is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Counseling organizes all assignments around essential learning outcomes and the CACREP standards – enabling easy course alignment and reporting. NOTE: You are purchasing an access card only. Before purchasing, check with your instructor to confirm the correct ISBN. Several versions of the MyLabTM and MasteringTM platforms exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use MyLab or Mastering, you may also need a Course ID, which your instructor will provide. If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for the MyLab platform may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing your purchase. 0135680395 / 9780135680391 MyLab Counseling with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and TechniquesPackage consists of: 0134127609 / 9780134127606 MyLab Counseling with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- Generic0135680271 / 9780135680278 MyLab Counseling with Pearson eText -- Instant Access -- Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques Read more

Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Practical Application of Counseling Theory examines substance use disorder counseling through the lens of major counseling theories. It provides descriptions of counseling theory in action and demonstrates the application of various theories in real-world contexts. Part I of the text reviews essential information related to substance use disorder treatment, including the models of substance use, ethical issues, assessment, and diagnosis. In Parts II and III, each chapter introduces a major counseling theory, applies the theory to substance use disorder counseling, and reviews its strengths, limitations, and ethical issues. Readers develop a solid knowledge base of substance use disorder counseling, learn how to effectively intervene during sessions with clients, and develop an understanding of how to create and implement plans in support of those struggling with this condition. The second edition features new research on the correlation between neuroscience and substance use disorders, as well as updates throughout the text to align with the DSM-5. It includes fresh information on motivational interviewing - including updated terminology - and an expanded discussion of cognitive-behavior therapy models, and theoretical integration. New or updated references and research bring the second edition up-to-date. Easy to read, compassionate, and essential, Substance Use Disorder Treatment is an ideal guide for courses in substance use disorder counseling. It is also a valuable reference for practicing counselors and those in the helping professions. Read more

INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING, Eighth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the counseling profession while encouraging readers to examine the day-to-day realities of being a counselor as well as their motivation for choosing the profession. Coverage includes information on what counseling is as well as its history, theoretical orientations, applications, and professional issues. As readers become engaged in the process of learning and applying counseling concepts, they get an unparalleled look at what their professional futures may hold. Read more

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Kottman, who provides play therapy training and supervision, life coaching, counseling, and “playshops” for women, and Meany-Walen, a professor of counseling, provide counselors with a guide to Adlerian play therapy. They explain the elements of play therapy, including the rationale, toy selection, the arrangement of the playroom, and types of clients. They cover concepts related to Individual Psychology and the four stages of Adlerian therapy, and how to use Adlerian concepts to understand children, consult with parents and teachers, build an egalitarian relationship with the child, use encouragement and set limits, explore the child's lifestyle, integrate the data into a formal conceptualization of the child, and help the child gain insight and learn new ways of viewing self, the world, and others, as well as new ways of behaving, and new ways of interacting with others. This edition incorporates updates on trends in play therapy, evidence-based treatment, and a new chapter on conducting research. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) Read more

Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling presents a broad overview of the field of clinical mental health and provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully put theory into practice in real-world settings. Drawing from their experience as clinicians, authors Joshua C. Watson and Michael K. Schmit cover the foundations of clinical mental health counseling along with current issues, trends, and population-specific considerations. The text introduces students to emerging paradigms in the field such as mindfulness, behavioral medicine, neuroscience, recovery-oriented care, provider care, person-centered treatment planning, and holistic wellness, while emphasizing the importance of selecting evidence-based practices appropriate for specific clients, issues, and settings. Aligned with 2016 CACREP Standards and offering practical activities and case examples, the text will prepare future counselors for the realities of clinical practice. Read more

ORGANIZED CRIME examines how criminal groups are organized; the widening of their business activities; and the statutes, agencies, and techniques used to combat organized crime. Updated throughout, the eleventh edition reflects the decline of the American Mafia, its importance dwindling as new criminal organizations emerge. The text also explains how criminal organizations operating on a global scale have become more sophisticated and more threatening, and examines additional crime groups that have been added to the pantheon we refer to as organized crime. Read more

Master interviewing skills with INTENTIONAL INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING: FACILITATING CLIENT DEVELOPMENT IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 9th Edition. This textbook gives you the tools to adapt your skills to address both individual and multicultural uniqueness, conduct interviews using five different theoretical approaches, and begin developing a personalized style and theory of interviewing and counseling that matches your own aptitudes and affinities. Moreover, this is the only text in the field that will show you how to understand and use neuroscience in counseling practice. Case studies, sample interviews, and a "Portfolio of Competencies" are just a few of the many tools that will help you master the material and become a better listener. Read more

This contemporary and practical text helps you discover and determine your own guidelines for helping within the broad limits of professional codes of ethics and divergent theoretical positions. ISSUES AND ETHICS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS is the relied-upon, essential resource for students in any helping field -- the book many students return to well into their professional careers. The authors discuss central issues, present a range of diverse views on the issues, discuss their position, and present opportunities for you to refine your own thinking and actively develop your own informed position. The tenth edition can be purchased with MindTap, which brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools. Read more

Packed with engrossing examples and the most cutting-edge coverage available, best-selling TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY provides a theoretical and conceptual framework that enables you to understand how terrorism arises and how it functions. Acclaimed national terrorism expert Jonathan R. White discusses the theories of the world's best terrorist analysts, while focusing on the domestic and international threat of terrorism and basic security issues. You'll learn about the essential historical background on the phenomenon of terrorism and the roots of contemporary conflicts, current conflicts shaping the world stage, emerging groups (i.e., Boko Haram, Ansaru, and ISIS), and theoretical and concrete information about Homeland Security organizations. Each chapter also contains a new analysis of probable future trends in terrorism and security. The analysis of homeland security also discusses controversies surrounding human rights and protecting civil liberties. What�s more, the MindTap that accompanies this text helps students practice and master techniques and key concepts while engaging them with video cases, career scenarios, visual summaries, and more. Read more

This book is written to help prospective engineering graduate students apply for MS and PhD programs in US engineering schools. It contains important information for applicants and excellent resources to help students apply for admission. The author spent 51 years in higher education, and the last 18 were spent helping students around the world apply for admission to graduate engineering programs in the United States. It is an outstanding resource for both domestic and international applicants.It serves to help motivate students to carefully read through the chapters and prepare their graduate school applications. Read more

Everything you need for maximum counseling results in less time! Expert Gerald Sklare provides fresh insights and new applications for solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC). Learn to: • Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change • Create well-defined client goals • Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future • Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress • Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients  • Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences  • Work with individuals in school and community settings You’ll find helpful flow charts and note sheets, and invaluable practice exercises.   Read more

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This highly successful book is now even more inspiring as the author prepares readers for work in the 21st century. Thoroughly revised (approximately 40% of the material is new) with emerging theories, new research, and current programs, this latest edition maintains the strengths of previous editions while offering a sense of future direction for the counselor and counselor-in-training. As in past editions, the auhtor provides readers with a solid foundation in career development principles and concepts. He translates theoretical principles of career development and research into practical counseling objectives, programs, and strategies, and covers the historical development of the field. Read more

"Written as an introduction to the field of addiction counseling, this text coversthe fundamental knowledge, understanding, and skills necessary to counselpeople who are struggling with addiction. Drs. Brooks and McHenry providea straightforward, compassionate, and holistic approach to treatment andrecovery, from the major theoretical underpinnings, to assessment anddiagnosis, to relapse prevention and spirituality. With a focus on currentclinical applications and how-tos, this book is ideal both for master s-leveladdictions courses and for mental health clinicians.Topics addressed include cultural and gender issues, including work withLGBT clients; drug classifications and referral; assessment, diagnosis, andinterview techniques; the continuum from nonuse to addiction; work incollege/university, school, and community/mental health agency settings;developmental approaches in treatment; the role of the family; grief andloss in addiction; group counseling; relapse and recovery; spirituality andsupport groups; addictions training, certification, and ethics; and theimportance of counselor self-care.Features A comprehensive review of how addiction occurs, is assessed, andtreated Information on the neurobiological aspects of addiction and importantupdates related to the DSM-5, trauma, and opiate treatment Case examples that bring substance abuse and addiction counselingto life Exploration questions and suggested activities in each chapter" Read more

“How to Pass the FIFA Football Agent Exam” is a comprehensive, workbook-style guide designed for aspiring football agents looking to conquer the FIFA Football Agent exam. Created by sports law and agent expert Dr. Erkut Sogut and Jamie Khan, this resource combines decades of experience in sports law, agent training, and exam preparation. With insights drawn from helping over 1500 students pass the exam, the authors provide a detailed, step-by-step approach to mastering the legal and regulatory aspects of the FIFA agent certification.This guide offers a blend of theoretical knowledge, real-world case studies, and 15 mock exams and practical exercises that simulate the actual exam format, ensuring you are well-prepared for every aspect of the exam. Structured to build upon each chapter, the book covers everything you need to know, from legal frameworks to key concepts in football agency. Based on the most current FIFA study materials (as of March 2025), this workbook is an essential resource for anyone looking to succeed in the competitive field of football agency. Read more