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A Counseling Specialty
- Comprehensive coverage incorporates all aspects of working with groups: the 5 basic types of groups, the history of group work, the dynamics of groups, leadership in groups, ethics, legal issues, and more.
- The clear, unified, and well-organized presentation introduces key concepts in an easy-to-understand way without sacrificing academic rigor.
- Both up to date and classic, the text presents the best new research as well as the essential findings that form the backbone of the discipline.
- Brief introductory stories catch readers' attention and transition them into the material of the chapter.
- Chapter overviews and summaries help readers pinpoint the main takeaways from each chapter.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy approaches have been added to Chapter 16. The text now covers 13 theories for working with groups, as opposed to 10 in the previous edition.
- Reorganized group theories chapters are based on similarities among theoretical approaches. Ch. 16 now covers theories that stem from cognitive and behavioral tradition, Ch. 17 covers theories that have humanistic and/or existential emphases, and Ch. 18 covers postmodern, psychodynamic, and psychodrama approaches.
- Approximately 143 new and updated references have been added to the narrative; 82 were published in 2018 or later, making the text more current and evidence based.