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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816458003321

Autore

Blocher Donald H

Titolo

The evolution of counseling psychology / / Donald H. Blocher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2000

ISBN

1-281-80620-X

9786611806200

0-8261-1668-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

158.3

158/.3

Soggetti

Counseling - United States - History

Psychology - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Part I: In the Beginning; Part II: Traditions, Traditions, Traditions; Part III: From Here to Uncertainty; Epilogue; Appendix A: The Expansion of Counseling Psychology; Appendix B: Markers and Milestones in the Evolution of Counseling Psychology; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides a clear and readable history of the development of psychological thought in the field of counseling psychology. The author traces the origins of counseling psychology in the Guidance Movement and the influence of humanitarian concerns from the Progressive Era. He describes rofessionalization of the field as well as the long search for professional identity and the influence of the burgeoning practice of psychotherapy. The seminal ideas of the four great traditions that have shaped the field are described: the trait and factor tradition, the developmental tradition, the hum