The Elements of Counseling, Eighth Edition

by Scott T. Meier, Susan R. Davis

The Elements of Counseling distills the basic elements of counseling what it is and what it is not in a highly accessible outline format. Meier and Davis present essential information for both beginning and experienced counselors and include valuable counselor-client dialogues to demonstrate skill application in real-world scenarios. The latest edition is enhanced with updates on emotional avoidance, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, personalized interventions, progress monitoring and outcome assessment, and Barlow's Unified Protocol. Simple, clear, and practical, this popular primer establishes a conceptual framework on which students of all helping professions can establish and build their counseling knowledge. Title of related interest available from Waveland Martin, Counseling and Therapy Skills, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781478628750).

Genres: Nonfiction, Grad School

105 pages, Paperback

Published March 21, 2019

Reviews

[Russell Sigler · Rating 4 out of 5]

The doctor is in I am now available to unpack all your traumas

[Gabby Barnholdt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for school :) Lots of helpful info for future therapists! Gave a lot of tips for successful counseling, as well as provided brief explanations for all different counseling theories.

[John Frias · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great handbook on important themes of counseling. I loved the specific advice for depression and suicidality. Adds to the tools for counseling

[Justin McLarty · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book helped give me some language and categories in the science of counseling. Was not practice heavy, but more focused on the academic developments of counseling theory.

Couple take aways:
- different approach broadly differ in how they view the relationship between affect, cognition, and behavior.
- successfully counseling will be a result from counselor self-knowledge.
- taking notes after a session is important
- counselors should try best to avoid giving advice… (do I agree? Probably not for pastoral counseling)

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book includes a very nice summary of effective counseling strategies as well as ineffective counseling strategies. The first two chapters are especially packed with strategies on how to be an effective counselor. Chapter 6 includes brief descriptions of the numerous counseling approaches. Great book for beginning counselors!

[Rylie Schafer · Rating 4 out of 5]

practical! great! short read for counseling people!

[Aaron J. Gregas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful.

[Jakob Siegel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, quick overview of counseling tools/elements.