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

Edited by Mark Scholl, Associate Professor, Wake Forest University, and Edited by James Hansen, Professor, Oakland University

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

"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