Counseling Psychology

Product Description
Now in its 4th edition, Counseling Psychology remains one of the leading, trusted introductory texts orienting students to this expansive and dynamic field.
This comprehensive overview of the entire field of counseling psychology surveys key professional practices and issues, interventions, science and research, and general basic concepts. It examines the history and growth of the field; its themes and foundations, including vital issues of ethics and cultural competence; its contributions to research in areas such as vocational psychology and social justice; and the ways in which counseling psychologists have helped develop effective practices in psychotherapy and counseling.
Building on the four-part structure of the previous edition,
Counseling Psychology provides key updates and expanded discussion of important topics like diversity and social justice. The addition of Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter and feature boxes highlighting important topics and terms throughout the work makes this essential text more interactive and engaging.
About the Author
Charles J. Gelso, PhD, is Emeritus Professor and Co-Director of the Maryland Psychotherapy Clinic and Research Laboratory at the University of Maryland. He has published widely in the area of the therapeutic relationship, with particular emphasis on relational constructs of working alliance, real relationship, transference, and countertransference. His most recent books are The Real Relationship in Psychotherapy: The Hidden Foundation of Change, and The Therapeutic Relationship in Psychotherapy Practice: An Integrative Perspective. He has been editor of major journals in counseling psychology, and the recipient of many recognitions, including the Leona Tyler Award, the top award in counseling psychology.
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland and has served as department chair and dean. She received her bachelor’s from Stanford University and her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland. She’s a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), served on the APA Council of Representatives, and was president of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. She has published two books: Counseling Psychology (with Charles Gelso) and The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Multicultural Counseling Psychology (with Carol Enns) as well as numerous empirical articles on psychotherapy process, feminist/multicultural counseling, and qualitative research.