Essential Interviewing and Counseling Skills: An Integrated Approach to Practice

This is the only comprehensive text to focus on the development of practical interviewing and counseling skills for Master's-level mental health counseling students. It is structured around the goals established by the CACREP's 2009 document on standards for MHC programs, and uniquely encompasses both theory and practice from the perspectives of a diverse array of theoretical schools and practice strategies. The text emphasizes the importance of multicultural facets of interviewing and counseling throughout, challenging students to examine their own backgrounds and biases as they develop professionally.