Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues

Approaches Across Diverse Settings

Edited by Mark Scholl and James Hansen

Includes specific, descriptive information related to implementing postmodern theories
Illustrates creative treatment options with numerous case examples
More clear than related books in the field, which tend to focus on abstract, philosophical issues instead of practice considerations
Covers greater breadth of postmodern therapies than one would find in other books on the market
Serves as invaluable training tool for supervisors and counselor educators

Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues

Approaches Across Diverse Settings

Edited by Mark Scholl and James Hansen

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.

Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues

Approaches Across Diverse Settings

Edited by Mark Scholl and James Hansen

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

Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues

Approaches Across Diverse Settings

Edited by Mark Scholl and James Hansen

Author Information

Mark B. Scholl, PhD, MEd, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University. He is a past two-term Editor of The Journal of Humanistic Counseling and Past President of the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC). His research interests include constructivist career counseling, counselor identity development, and the counseling needs of community ex-offenders. In 2017 he began a three-year term as AHC's ACA Governing Council Representative.

James T. Hansen, PhD, MA, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling at Oakland University. His primary scholarly interests are philosophical and theoretical issues in counseling and critical examination of contemporary mental health culture. Dr. Hansen has published over fifty articles in leading counseling journals and several books. Two of his books have won awards for their contributions to humanistic philosophy in counseling. Dr. Hansen has over twenty-five years of experience as a practitioner, supervisor, and consultant.

Contributors:

Allisha Berendts
Juleen K. Buser
Brian Calhoun
Adam M. Clevenger
Colette Dollarhide
Todd A. Gibbs
Sean R. Gorby
James T. Hansen
Michelle S. Hinkle
Matthew Lemberger
Todd F. Lewis
Barry Mascari
Gerald Monk
J.P. Oehrtman
Caroline Perjessy
Jason Perry
Manivong J. Ratts
Heidi Robinson
Mark B. Scholl
Megan Speciale
Corina Maria Teofilo Mattson
Jane Webber
Laura S. Wheat
Peggy P. Whiting
Navid J. Zamani

Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues

Approaches Across Diverse Settings

Edited by Mark Scholl and James Hansen

Reviews and Awards

Winner of the 2019 Joe and Lucille Hollis Publication Award given by the AHC

"This monograph is geared toward practicing counselors and counselors-in-training looking to become informed on postmodern counseling ideology and gain insight on how these frameworks, or a combination of them, can be of use when serving client populations." -- J. E. Perez, CHOICE

"Impressive resource! As a counselor educator since 1992, I have not read a more practical and innovative book than Scholl and Hansen's. The book has robust teaching utility with practical clinical application. The contemporary clinical vignettes are highly relevant to counselors and the authors do a superb job describing innovative ways of interpreting, implementing, and using counseling approaches with clients presenting with diverse symptoms and concerns. Students and experienced counselors alike will like its readability and innovative way of presenting counseling approaches. " - Gerald A. Juhnke, The University of Texas at San Antonio

"Postmodern thought and practice is alive and well in this book. It stands maturely on its own feet. The paradigm is clearly laid out and then pushed into a variety of contexts, some familiar and others fresh and creative. For a stance that values multiple voices, it is fitting that the book has many contributors. But it is still coherent, thanks to some strong consistent threads. " -John Winslade, PhD, Professor of Counseling at California State University, San Bernardino