Counseling Theories and Techniques for Rehabilitation Health Professionals

Focuses on knowledge domains underlying counseling in rehabilitation settings. This work also covers applications as they relate to people with disabilities, case examples, basic techniques and professional issues. It is useful for practitioners and students in rehabilitation counseling/psychology and rehabilitation health care disciplines.

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This text provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the dominant theories and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy from a rehabilitation perspective. Chapters are organized using the following structure: History, Major Concepts, Theory of Personality, Description of the Counseling Process, Rehabilitation applications, Case Example, Research Findings, and Prominent Strengths and Limitations. Written by recognized experts in their content areas, the book focuses on several knowledge domains underlying the practice of counseling in rehabilitation settings. These domains include such diverse areas as personal adjustment counseling, career counseling, multicultural counseling, substance abuse counseling, group and family counseling, and consultation. These domains are presented within the framework of the major theoretical approaches to counseling and applications are explained as they relate specifically to people with disabilities. Case examples are used throughout the text. Basic techniques and selected professional issues related to practice are also presented. Useful for practitioners as well as for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in rehabilitation counseling/psychology, and other rehabilitation health care disciplines such as nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.