The secrets of exceptional counselors / Jeffrey A. Kottler.
Every profession has trade secrets that are passed on from one generation to the next and counseling is no exception. These cherished lessons based on wide-ranging experiences and passion for the craft are shared by masters with students and colleagues and include fresh ideas, noteworthy interventio...
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Alexandria, VA :
American Counseling Association,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- About the author
- Preface: tricks of the trade
- A tough lesson that forever changed the way i work
- Admitting you're lost
- Theories are obsolete
- Developing your own voice
- Assessing and diagnosing differently
- Deep, deep listening
- Don't forget the context and culture
- There are no difficult clients, only difficult counselors
- Boundaries opaque and permeable
- It takes chutzpah
- Clients lie'a lot : and it might not matter
- Techniques sometimes matter
- More advanced techniques that are rarely mentioned
- Creativity and learning far afield
- Who changes whom?
- Recovering from mistakes, learning from failure
- Practicing what you preach
- Appendix: Some challenging questions for aspiring exceptional counselors.