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The Gift of Therapy by Randall C. Wyatt; Erika L. Seid
ISBN: 9781601240354
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
In this hour-long interview by Randall Wyatt, PhD, Dr. Yalom addresses such core concepts as existential psychotherapy, therapists' fears of self-disclosure, working in the here-and-now, group psychotherapy, and challenges for the next generation of therapists.

Psychotherapy.net Full Collection This link opens in a new window
Psychotherapy.net offers inspiring and informative counseling and therapy videos. The Psychotherapy.net Full Collection includes 274 titles with a total run time exceeding 423 hours. The Full Collection will expand as new titles are added on a regular basis throughout the subscription period.

Useful Books

Listening, Learning, Caring and Counselling by Cate Howell
ISBN: 9781775592952
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Developing the skills of listening, learning, caring and counselling requires professional support and training. Issues including depression, relationship concerns, addiction and grief are dealt with and numerous therapies and their techniques are described. The extensive case studies, skills and tips for everyday practice make it a practical, user-friendly resource.
Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling by Kenneth S. Pope; Melba J. T. Vasquez
ISBN: 9781119195450
Publication Date: 2016-01-06
The ethics book no psychology student or professional should be without Thoroughly updated and expanded to include recent research findings, landmark legal decisions, the Hoffman Investigation Report, and changes in the ethical guidelines of the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association, the new 5th edition of Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling covers the latest developments in ethical thinking, standards, and practice.
Counseling Psychology by Ruth Chu-Lien Chao
ISBN: 9781118468098
Publication Date: 2015-04-20
Introduces a new dimension in counseling psychology which includes both symptom treatment and positive psychology

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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The American Psychological Association’s (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains over 5 million records and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages.
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From the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. It contains more than 178,000 articles from 103 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), and from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1894 to the present and nearly all APA journals go back to Volume 1, Issue 1.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracting for over 2,500 scientific, technical and medical journals as well as access to 503 full-text Elsevier journals, and titles subscribed to by Pepperdine University Libraries, through the SCELC consortium, plus 45 titles in the Psychology backfile.
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Access to over 900 online journals from Routledge, Taylor & Francis, and Psychology Press. Featured disciplines include Behavioral Science; Education; Business, Management & Economics; Media, Cultural & Communication Studies; Politics, International Relations & Area Studies; Sociology & Related Disciplines; and Sport, Leisure & Tourism.
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Provides access to the full text of individual SAGE journals, including issues dating back to 1999. SAGE publishes journals in Business, Communication, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine and includes leading international peer-reviewed titles, including high-impact research journals published on behalf of over 245 scholarly and professional societies.
PsychiatryOnline This link opens in a new window
Portal featuring DSM-V-TR, the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world and The American Journal of Psychiatry plus a collection of psychiatric references and journals from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., self-assessment tools, and clinical & research news. All journals, with the exception of Psychiatric News, available in this database are peer reviewed.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
Access to electronic versions of journals published by Springer Nature plus a selection of behavioral science books and ebook subject collections.

Journals

The Counseling Psychologist
focuses on timely topics in a diversity of areas such as multiculturalism, prevention and intervention, research methods, vocational psychology, assessment, international counseling, health, social justice, and training and supervision.
The Journal of Counseling Psychology
Publishes empirical research in the areas of (a) counseling activities (including assessment, interventions, consultation, supervision, training, prevention, and psychological education), (b) career development and vocational psychology, (c) diversity and underrepresented populations in relation to counseling activities, (d) the development of new measures to be used in counseling activites, and (e) professional issues in counseling psychology.
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
Devoted to traditional data-based research. Addresses concerns of mental health counselors in private paractice, community agencies, business and industry, and rehabilitation who deal with issues such as family counseling and substance abuse.
Counselling Psychology Review
Peer-reviewed coverage of all aspects of counseling psychology with a focus on professional issues, the training of counseling psychologists and the application and practice of counseling psychology.

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Course Description

An introduction to the major approaches to counseling with a critical appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. Attention given to the role of counseling in a wide variety of techniques and situations.