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New to the Fourth Edition

Updates to the fourth edition would include the following:

  • New to the Fourth edition - Success Tips: short, practical ideas for counselling success

  • Enhanced coverage of ethical dilemmas, self-determination, contracting, culture, stages of change, principles of effective confrontation and persons with AIDS/HIV

  • Updated currency of material and examples (including updated references)

  • Increased use of a variety of case examples (including diversity examples)

  • Integration of some of the emergent concepts from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing

  • Discussion of addictions and co-occurring disorders –additional "conversations"

  • Latest census data for Chapter 10


Available january 2010

© 2011 • ISBN-13: 9780135074558 • 416 pages

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