Intentional Interviewing and Counseling Facilitating Client Development in a Multicultural Society 9th Edition by Ivey, Ivey & Zalaquett (2016)

Intentional Interviewing and Counseling: Facilitating Client Development in a Multicultural Society, 9th Edition by Allen E. Ivey, Mary Bradford Ivey, and Carlos P. Zalaquett is the most widely used and respected interviewing and counseling skills textbook in the field — the definitive resource for mastering the foundational microskills of counseling and developing a personalized, culturally responsive approach to helping. Published by Cengage Learning, this essential text is used in counseling skills, helping relationships, and clinical interviewing courses across graduate and undergraduate programs worldwide.This text provides students with the tools to adapt their interviewing and counseling skills to address both individual and multicultural uniqueness, conduct interviews using five different theoretical approaches, and begin developing a personalized style and theory of counseling that matches their own aptitudes and affinities. Uniquely, this is the only counseling skills text that shows students how to understand and use neuroscience in counseling practice — connecting brain science to the development of counseling competencies.Rich learning resources including case studies, sample interviews, and a Portfolio of Competencies help students master the material, self-assess their skill development, and demonstrate professional counseling competencies for supervision and program evaluation. The text is fully aligned with CACREP accreditation standards and multicultural counseling competencies essential for professional counselor development.Key topics include: the basic listening sequence, empathy and active listening, confrontation and the five-stage interview, focusing, reflection of meaning, influencing skills, skill integration, crisis counseling, and culturally intentional counseling across diverse populations. Essential for counseling students in CACREP-accredited programs, NCMHCE preparation, and for counselors pursuing LPC and LMHC licensure.