Main description:

Postmodernism is one of the most revolutionary and transformative ideological movements to emerge in the history of counseling and psychotherapy. However, descriptions of postmodernism are often abstract and philosophical, thereby making it difficult for practitioners to discern concrete ways that the ideology might enrich their ability to help clients. In Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues, contributions from expert scholars and
practitioners clearly detail the implications of postmodern ideology for counseling practice. Contemporary issues such as trauma, addiction, social justice advocacy, couples counseling, and education are conceptualized within a postmodern context, and creative treatment options are illustrated with numerous case
examples. Although the broad, conceptual details of postmodernism are reviewed, the primary focus of this text is on innovative ways to help clients with solution-focused, narrative, and other postmodern approaches. The rich descriptions of the implementation of postmodern approaches and techniques make it an invaluable training tool for supervisors and counselor educators. The book is also ideal for counselors, psychotherapists, and other helping professionals who would like to bolster and
enliven their practice with cutting-edge methods, tools, and techniques derived from postmodern ideology.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues
By James T. Hansen & Mark B. Scholl

Section I: Solution-Focused Therapy

Introduction to Solution-Focused Therapy

Chapter 2 - Solution-Focused Counseling with Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse
By Michelle Hinkle & Caroline Perjessy

Chapter 3 - Solution-Focused Approaches in the Treatment of Substance Addiction
By Todd F. Lewis

Section II: Narrative Therapy

Introduction to Narrative Therapy

Chapter 4 - Sacred Privilege: Using Narrative Reconstruction as a Postmodern Approach with Grieving Children and Adolescents
By Laura Wheat & Peggy Whiting

Chapter 5 - Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues: Re-storying the Survivor Narrative with Sexually Abused Adolescents
By Jane M. Webber & J. Barry Mascari

Section III: Other Postmodern Therapeutic Models

Introduction to Other Postmodern Therapeutic Models

Chapter 6 - Acceptance, Empowerment, and Meaning: A Collaborative Therapy Approach for College-age Clients Struggling with Eating Disorder Symptoms
By Juleen K. Buser

Chapter 7 - The Practice of Possibilities: Using Dialectical Humanism to Help Clients with Sexual Concerns
By Megan Speciale & Matthew Lemberger

Chapter 8 - Counselor-Advocate-Scholar Model: A Postmodern Approach to Social Justice Counseling
By Manivong Ratts

Section IV: Integrative Postmodern Therapeutic Models

Introduction to Integrative Postmodern Therapeutic Models

Chapter 9 - Career Support Workshop Series: A Postmodern Counseling Intervention Designed for the Ex-Offender Population
By Mark B. Scholl, Jason Perry, Brian Calhoun, & Heidi Robinson

Chapter 10 - Integrating Emerging Understandings of Neuropsychology and Affect for Narrative Therapy with Couples
By Gerald Monk & Navid J. Zamani

Chapter 11 - Obscuring Masculine Truths: A Postmodern, Clinical Framework for Counseling Men
By Adam M. Clevenger & Corina Maria Teofilo Mattson

Section V: Counselor Education from a Postmodern Perspective

Introduction to Counselor Education from a Postmodern Perspective

Chapter 12 - Counselor Education from a Postmodern Perspective: Empowering Students
By Colette T. Dollarhide, Allisha Berendts, Todd A. Gibbs, Sean A. Gorby, & J. P. Oehrtman

Epilogue
By Mark B. Scholl & James T. Hansen

Author Index

Subject Index