books by Jeffrey A. Kottler

books by Jeffrey A. Kottler

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Jeffrey A. Kottler

The Therapist's Workbook: Self-Assessment, Self-Care, and Self-Improvement Exercises for Mental Health ...

Jeffrey A. Kottler

Jossey-Bass, 1999

A helpful guide for therapists.
Jeffrey Kottler has filled this hands-on guide with self-assessment exercises and activities -- all designed to facilitate candid self-expression, growth, and change.

Bad Therapy: Master Therapists Share Their Worst Failures

Jeffrey Kottler

Routledge, 2002

Excellent Info
This book offers the much needed assurance that as counselors, we are not alone in our work. Try as we might, we are falible as are all human beings. The recognition that even some of the biggest names in psychotherapy have had "bad" sessions, allows for others to feel ...

Applied Helping Skills: Transforming Lives
Leah Brew, Jeffrey A. Kottler

Sage Publications, Inc, 2007

Highly practical and student centered, Applied Helping Skills: Transforming Lives , is an experiential text focusing on basic skills and core interventions. Although it has a consistent a big-picture perspective, this book emphasizes the role of counselors to make contact with their individual clients, to help them feel understood, and to clarify ...

The Mummy at the Dining Room Table: Eminent Therapists Reveal Their Most Unusual Cases

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jon Carlson

Jossey-Bass, 2005

for people who love stories
It's too bad that most people won't bother reading a book on psychology unless it's self-help. This book took me completely by surprise with the range and genuine voice. The stories in this book aren't all bizarre - some are more mundane - but they are made worthwhile ...

Understanding Research: Becoming a Competent and Critical Consumer

W. Paul Jones, Jeffrey Kottler

Prentice Hall, 2005

Book makes understanding research simple.
This is a good book for breaking down and analyzing research papers. It goes step by step and provides plenty of easy to read analytical tools.

The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer

Jason Moss, Jeffrey Kottler

Grand Central Publishing, 1999

Sad, but true... the title says it all
Jason Moss did indeed turn into Gacy's "last victim". He eventually shot himself. Sad ending. ~RIP Jason Moss~6/06/06~ but why did he choose that date? 6 6 6. Strange man, yet still tragic.

Introduction to Counseling: Voices from the Field
Jeffrey A. Kottler, David S. Shepard

Brooks Cole, 2007

INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING brings you the most complete and up-to-date information on what counseling is as well as its history, theoretical orientations, applications, and professional issues. In this edition, new co-author David S. Shepard adds his years experience to the text to show you how to apply the most recent counseling theories to your ...

Nuts and Bolts of Helping
Jeffrey A. Kottler

Allyn & Bacon, 1999

Designed as a resource and operating manual for students in human service professions, Nuts and Bolts of Helping provides an overview of the theory, process, and skills of counseling methods. Today's mental health and human service programs require service helpers to make a difference in a short period of time often in a few sessions or less. ...

On Being a Therapist (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral Science Series)

Jeffrey A. Kottler

Jossey-Bass, 2003

Real, Honest, Reflective and Life Changing
Absolutely the best book to read for a therapist, whether beginner or well experienced in the field. It's so honest, with a hint of humor, and laid out so organized. The progression from introducing the concepts to applying in day to day therapist work is very well ...

Their Finest Hour: Master Therapists Share Their Greatest Success Stories

Jeffrey Kottler, Jon Carlson

Crown House Publishing, 2008

Makes for some fine reading hours
Interesting therapeutic stories presented in the same tradition, and by the same authors, as The Mummy at the Dining Room Table. Again, and perhaps unbeknownst to the individual therapists, the theory and technique do not even begin to compete with the healing ...

English Language Learners in Your Classroom: Strategies That Work
Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler, ...

Corwin Press, 2007

"This book answers many questions about working with English Language Learners. The anecdotes, examples, and stories help make the theoretical concepts concrete. I really like the hands-on suggestions, and many of the strategies in the book can be used daily." -Brenna Godsey, Science Teacher Canyon High School, Anaheim, CA An authoritative ...

Issues & Challenges for Group Practitioners

Love Publishing Company, 1996

"Issues and Challenges for Group Practitioners" gives you new perspectives on being a successful mentor. You'll find examples of creative art techniques including music, poetry, and movement exercises. Three chapters cover issues about leading groups in organizational settings. The book ends with a discussion of a new theoretical model and ...

Introduction to Therapeutic Counseling: Voices from the Field (with InfoTrac®)

Jeffrey A. Kottler

Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

Do youself a favor and read this
By the end of this book, I wanted to meet Jeffrey Kottler, have coffee with him, exchange jokes, and ask him all the bigger questions that, as a graduate student, lurk in the back of my brain. You know. Those questions like, "Can I really do this?" and "What happens ...

The Imperfect Therapist: Learning from Failure in Therapeutic Practice (Jossey Bass Social and Behavioral ...
Jeffrey A. Kottler, Diane S. Blau

Jossey-Bass, 1989

Advanced Group Leadership (Counseling)

Jeffrey A. Kottler

Brooks Cole, 1993

Best book on the market for group leaders.
Addressing therapeutic functions like empathy, containment, and countertransference, and following a group's evolution from a state of fusion to emerging separateness, dependent and interdependent, Dr. Kottler applies his psychodynamic approach to group treatment, ...