The Art of Counseling: A Practical Guide, With Case Studies and Demonstrations

Interested in counseling? Check out May's classic standard work on counseling and mental health. May's book offers guidance in the technique of counseling and fosters an awareness of what the counseling professional brings to his or her work.

This 246-page volume on counseling has been and still is a standard for all counselors and psychologists. This is a 1st edition. The following is a review found online: 'I have read two other books by Rollo May, Addiction and Grace and The Springs of Creative Living (not an easy book to find though). May is the best author I've found so far that helps me spiritually. I find this book spiritually nourishing. It helps me live my life better by applying some of his principles. May keeps pointing out that I'm the problem and not others. How can I keep improving myself? May doesn't write fluff. He's to the point and practical.'

And another; 'May gives a brief and clear overview of counseling. He discusses how personality problems and neuroticism stem from the lack of adjustment in the personality. He covers some personality theory with ideas from Freud, Jung, and Adler and how these ideas guide how a counselor can help a client. Next, he covers the key to counseling: empathy. In the second section, he discusses guidelines, not absolute rules, about reading character in terms of nonverbal communication and family backgrounds. He also talks about how to set up effective counseling programs and a bit of logistics. An important part of the counseling process he covers is the confession of the client, and how a counselor can help the client's interpretation of their confession. In transforming personality, a counselor must not give advice, but suggest and direct the client to creative and constructive outlets. In the third section, May writes counselors must understand themselves. As for morals and counseling, instinctual urges shouldn't be deemed immoral, but accepted and used constructively in self-expression and guided by a universal structure which May argues is religion. And finally, May writes about religion being used neurotically in separating oneself from others, and how it should be used to form closer attachments with others. I see its value and agree that self-expression should be directed with a structure, but a subjective, unique structure which can accommodate those with diverse belief systems. Regardless, May's humanistic and existential ideas have implications for personal growth.'

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