, ninth edition
Theory and Practice
of Counseling
and Psychotherapy
GERALD COREY
California State University, Fullerton
Diplomate in Counseling Psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology
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, About the Author
GERALD COREY is a Professor Emeritus of Human Serv-
ices at California State University at Fullerton and a licensed
psychologist. He received his doctorate in counseling from
the University of Southern California. He is a Diplomate
in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional
Psychology; a National Certified Counselor; a Fellow of the
Associated Press
American Psychological Association (Counseling Psychol-
ogy); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and
a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work.
He also holds memberships in the American Group Psycho-
therapy Association; the American Mental Health Counselors Association; the As-
sociation for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling; the Associa-
tion for Counselor Education and Supervision; and the Western Association for
Counselor Education and Supervision.
Along with Marianne Schneider Corey, Jerry received the Lifetime Achieve-
ment Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2011
and the Eminent Career Award from the Association for Specialists in Group
Work in 2001. Jerry was the recipient of the Outstanding Professor of the Year
Award from California State University at Fullerton in 1991. He teaches both
undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling, as well as courses
in experiential groups, the theory and practice of counseling, theories of coun-
seling, and professional ethics. He is the author or coauthor of 16 textbooks
in counseling currently in print, 5 student videos/DVDs with workbooks, and
more than 60 articles in professional publications. Theory and Practice of Coun-
seling and Psychotherapy has been translated into the Arabic, Indonesian, Por-
tuguese, Korean, Chinese, and Turkish languages. Theory and Practice of Group
Counseling has been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions has been translated into Korean, Japa-
nese, and Chinese.
Jerry and Marianne Corey often presents workshop in group counseling. In
the past 35 years the Coreys have conducted group counseling training workshops
for mental health professionals at many universities in the United States as well as
in Korea, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, and
Canada. The Coreys also frequently give presentations and workshops at state and
national professional conferences. In his leisure time, Jerry likes to travel, hike and
bicycle in the mountains, and drive his 1931 Model A Ford.
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, Recent publications by Jerry Corey, all with Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning,
include:
t Case Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy, Eighth Edition (2013)
t The Art of Integrative Counseling, Third Edition (2013)
t Theory and Practice of Group Counseling (and Student Manual, Eighth Edition,
2012)
t Becoming a Helper, Sixth Edition (2011, with Marianne Schneider Corey)
t Issues in Ethics in the Helping Professions, Eighth Edition (2011, with Marianne
Schneider Corey and Patrick Callanan)
t Groups: Process and Practice, Eighth Edition (2010, with Marianne Schneider
Corey and Cindy Corey)
t I Never Knew I Had a Choice, Ninth Edition (2010, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
t Group Techniques, Third Edition (2004, with Marianne Schneider Corey,
Patrick Callanan, and J. Michael Russell)
Jerry is coauthor (with Barbara Herlihy) of Boundary Issues in Counseling: Multiple
Roles and Responsibilities, Second Edition (2006) and ACA Ethical Standards Case-
book, Sixth Edition (2006); he is coauthor (with Robert Haynes, Patrice Moulton,
and Michelle Muratori) of Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practi-
cal Guide, Second Edition (2010); he is the author of Creating Your Professional
Path: Lessons From My Journey (2010). All four of these books are published by the
American Counseling Association.
He also has made several educational DVD and video programs on various as-
pects of counseling practice: DVD for Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psycho-
therapy: The Case of Stan and Lecturettes (2013); DVD for Integrative Counseling: The
Case of Ruth and Lecturettes (2013, with Robert Haynes); DVD—Theory and Practice
of Group Counseling (2012); Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges—DVD and
Workbook (2006, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes); and Ethics
in Action: CD-ROM (2003, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes).
All of these programs are available through Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.
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our first editors at Brooks/Cole; they had faith
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, Contents
PREFACE XII vii
CONTENTS
PART 1
Basic Issues in Counseling Practice3
1 Introduction and Overview4
Introduction 5
Where I Stand 6
Suggestions for Using the Book 8
Overview of the Theory Chapters 9
Introduction to the Case of Stan 13
2 The Counselor: Person and Professional17
Introduction 18
The Counselor as a Therapeutic Person 18
Personal Therapy for the Counselor 20
The Counselor’s Values and the Therapeutic Process 22
Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counselor 24
Issues Faced by Beginning Therapists 28
Summary 34
3 Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice36
Introduction 37
Putting Clients’ Needs Before Your Own 37
Ethical Decision Making 38
The Right of Informed Consent 40
Dimensions of Confidentiality 41
Ethical Issues in a Multicultural Perspective 42
Ethical Issues in the Assessment Process 44
Ethical Aspects of Evidence-Based Practice 46
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, Managing Multiple Relationships in Counseling Practice 48
Becoming an Ethical Counselor 51
Summary 52
Where to Go From Here 52
Recommended Supplementary Readings for Part 1 53
References and Suggested Readings for Part 1 55
PA RT 2
Theories and Techniques of Counseling 61
4 Psychoanalytic Therapy 62
viii Introduction 63
Key Concepts 64
CONTENTS
The Therapeutic Process 72
Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures 78
Jung’s Perspective on the Development of Personality 83
Contemporary Trends: Object-Relations Theory,
Self Psychology, and Relational Psychoanalysis 85
Psychoanalytic Therapy From a Multicultural Perspective 91
Psychoanalytic Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan 92
Summary and Evaluation 94
Where to Go From Here 97
Recommended Supplementary Readings 98
References and Suggested Readings 99
5 Adlerian Therapy 101
Introduction 102
Key Concepts 103
The Therapeutic Process 109
Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures 113
Adlerian Therapy From a Multicultural Perspective 123
Adlerian Therapy Applied to the Case of Stan 125
Summary and Evaluation 127
Where to Go From Here 129
Recommended Supplementary Readings 131
References and Suggested Readings 132
6 Existential Therapy 136
Introduction 139
Key Concepts 145
The Therapeutic Process 154
Application: Therapeutic Techniques and Procedures 157
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