Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling by Bitter, James Robert
Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling by Bitter, James Robert

Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling

This introduction to couples and family counseling lays the foundation for student skill-building by encouraging the development...
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Author: James Robert Bitter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling by Bitter, James Robert

Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling

$152.92
Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling by Bitter, James Robert

Theory and Practice of Couples and Family Counseling

$152.92
Author: James Robert Bitter
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

This introduction to couples and family counseling lays the foundation for student skill-building by encouraging the development of personal, professional, and ethical standards of practice. This third edition has been expanded to include couples counseling and updated to reflect recent research and current practice. Primary text features include a genogram delineating the history of the field; a comprehensive discussion of 13 widely used theories with real-life examples of quality work for each approach; a single, bicultural couple/family system case for comparison across models; and strategies for the integration and application of the models into clinical practice with diverse clients. To help readers apply the concepts they have learned, Dr. Bitter provides numerous Illustrative examples, case studies, sample client dialogues, and exercises for personal and professional growth.



Author: James Robert Bitter
Publisher: American Counseling Association
Published: 09/15/2020
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781556203831

About the Author
Bitter, James Robert: - James Robert (Jim) Bitter, PhD, is professor of counseling and human services at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. He is a nationally certified counselor, an Adlerian family counselor, and a former officer of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. He is also a former editor of the Journal of Individual Psychology and a Diplomate in Adlerian Psychology. He is a reviewer for the American Journal of Family Therapy and has served in the past in a similar role for The Family Journal and the Journal of Counseling & Development. He received his doctorate in counselor education from Idaho State University in Pocatello in 1975.
Jim has received awards for outstanding teaching in the College of Human Development and Community Service at California State University, Fullerton, and for outstanding scholarship in the Clemmer College of Education at East Tennessee State University. In 2015, Jim won the American Counseling Association's Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest Award. He has taught in graduate counseling programs in three universities and has authored or coauthored four books as well as more than 60 articles and chapters.
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