Theory and Treatment Planning in Counseling and Psychotherapy

Using state-of-the-art pedagogical methods, THEORY AND TREATMENT PLANNING IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY is part of a new generation of textbooks specifically designed to thoughtfully promote student mastery of the material while enabling faculty to easily measure student learning outcomes.

Rather than delivering content in a traditional narrative style, the text engages students in an active learning process that uses outcomes-based pedagogy. More specifically, it introduces counseling and psychotherapy theories using two clinically relevant assignments: theory-informed case conceptualization and theory-specific treatment planning. These assignments empower students to apply theoretical concepts and develop real-world skills as early as possible in their training, resulting in greater and quicker mastery of the material.

The author uses a friendly style to explain concepts in clear and practical language that contemporary students appreciate.

Instructors benefit from the simplicity of having the text and assignments work seamlessly together, thus requiring less time on class preparation and grading. The extensive set of instructor materials--including syllabi templates, detailed PowerPoint® slides, test banks, online lectures, and scoring rubrics designed for accreditation assessment--further reduce educators' workloads.