Therapeutic Interviewing: Essential Skills and Contexts of Counseling

Author: Michael D. ReiterPublisher: PearsonPaperback:ISBN 10: 0205529518ISBN 13: 978-0205529513This introductory textbook is designed to give the beginning counseling/ psychotherapy student the foundations skills needed to conduct therapeutic interviews with a variety of clients in a variety of settings. From the Back Cover Therapeutic Interviewing: Essential Skills and Contexts of Counseling, 1/e Michael D Reiter, Nova Southeastern University   This unique text, intended for beginning students in counseling and psychotherapy, offers the foundational strategies, skills, and tools of therapeutic interviewing along with an understanding of the formats and settings in which these interviews occur.    Reiter provides novice therapists with a basic understanding of interviewing and explores how they can develop the skills to become competent therapists.   Here’s what your colleagues are saying about this book:   "I am impressed with the author’s conversational writing style. The material is well explained and easy to follow. The examples are excellent both in placement (after each new skill) and in complexity."       Casey A. Barrio - University of North Texas     "Humanistic and person-centered therapists will see this as a strong introduction into the skills and contexts of counseling. In addition, the stress on the subjectivity and artistic nature of the counseling process will resonate with many clinicians and counselors." Arthur Lyons - Moravian College     "The text appears to be well-suited for beginning students and is arranged in such a way that instructors may easily supplement global information in the text with information specific to various fields of study." Joshua Gold - University of South Carolina   About the Author Michael Reiter is currently Assistant Director/Associate Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences at Nova Southeastern University.