Counseling Psychology

Book excerpt: Counseling Psychology: An Integrated Positive Approach introduces a new dimension in counseling psychology which includes both symptom treatment and positive psychology; this unique approach guides readers to enhance clients’ positive potential, rather than focusing solely on the treatment of clients’ negative symptoms. An integrative counseling approach which maximizes graduate students’ understanding of counseling theories and positive psychology Enables counselors to tailor integrative counseling to multicultural clients, helping graduate students and mental health professionals become culturally sensitive Discusses how clients manage day to day living, and can even thrive despite severe symptoms