You are here

Thinking and Acting Like an Eclectic School Counselor
Share

Thinking and Acting Like an Eclectic School Counselor

Edited by:

Other Titles in:
School Counselling

September 2009 | 152 pages | Corwin
'This should become a standard graduate school text for up-and-coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor' - Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor, School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL

The process of behavioural change often transcends any single counselling methodology. However, successfully employing diverse intervention strategies requires a coherent framework and an integrated approach.

Richard D. Parsons presents a transtheoretical, or eclectic, model school counsellors can use to evaluate student information, select the most effective interventions from a variety of theories, and coordinate the interventions with sequential steps for behavioral change. Following the format of the companion books on behavioural, cognitive, and solution-focused school counselling, this concise text includes:

- A reflective, meaning-making model as a basis for effective school counseling

- An introduction to the fundamental principles of eclectic or transtheoretical practice

- Clinical illustrations of eclectic intervention strategies that promote change

- In-depth case studies and guided practice exercises

Ideal for individual study or for use in group development, this practical guide allows new and less experienced practitioners to grow from 'novice' to 'expert' through ample opportunities for practice and feedback.

 
Introduction to the Book Series
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Section I. The Transtheoretical Model of Change, an Integrative Model Guiding a School Counselor’s Reflective Practice
 
1. The School Counselor as Reflective Practitioner
 
2. The Fundamental Principles of the Transtheoretical Model
 
Section II. Integrating Stages and Processes of Change
 
3. The Stages of Change
 
4. The Processes of Change
 
5. Matching Stage and Process
 
Section III. TTM Guiding Reflective Practice: A Look at the School Counselor in Action
 
6. School Counselors Reflecting In and On Practice
 
7. Practice in Procedural Thinking
 
Epilogue
 
References
 
Index

"The transtheoretical model presented in this book describes an approach that is easily implemented by school counselors. The clear explanations and useful examples help the reader understand the ideas."

Sheri Bauman, Associate Professor
University of Arizona

"This should become a standard grad school text for up and coming school counselors. The author knows school counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even easier to grow as a counselor."

Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary School Counselor
School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL

"The case studies truly assist the reader in understanding how to implement the concepts to create change. The book provides practical ideas and strategies that can easily be implemented in school counseling sessions."

Joyce Stout, Elementary School Counselor
Redondo Beach Unified School District, CA

Sample Materials & Chapters

Preface

Chapter 1


For instructors

Please contact your Academic Consultant to check inspection copy availability for your course.

Select a Purchasing Option

ISBN: 9781412966474
£26.99
ISBN: 9781412966467
£58.00