Adaptive Counseling and Therapy
An Integrative, Eclectic Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8915050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George S Howard (0000-0002-7181-8454, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Don W Nance (Wichita State University), Pennie Myers (Wichita State University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 363-442 |
| Publication date | 1986-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011000086143001 |
| OpenAlex | W2128389919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article presents an integrative model for selecting a progression of therapist styles as clients move through developmental stages during the course of counseling and psychotherapy. The model, Adaptive Counseling and Therapy (ACT), suggests an eclectic approach to the utilization of techniques in therapy. The ACT approach is compared and contrasted with other integrative models that suggest an eclectic practice of therapy, with both similarities and divergent recommendations being noted. ACT is intended to be useful to practitioners in case conceptualization and in the application of effective treatment planning. The assessment instruments required to operationalize the central constructs of ACT theory are presented and described, and data on both the instruments' psychometric adequacy and the relationship of ACT constructs to therapy outcome are reviewed. Finally, the ways in which ACT can serve as a rich heuristic device for counseling practice, research, and supervision are delineated
Conceptualization · Epistemology · Heuristic · Operationalization · Psychotherapist · Computer Science · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
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An Exploratory Study of Youth Mentoring in an Urban Context
Further Thoughts on the Development of Adaptive Counseling and Therapy
Toward Science-Practice Integration in Brief Counseling and Therapy
The Social Cognitive Model of Counselor Training
Systematic Eclectic Models
Use of Theory-Driven Research in Counseling
Styles of Counselor Supervision as Perceived by Supervisors and Supervisees
Toward a Developmental Counseling Curriculum
Interpersonal competence and organizational effectiveness
Statistical Analysis of Sets of Congeneric Tests
Counseling
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
The Essential Tension
Self-efficacy
The role of values in the science of psychology
Trends in counseling and psychotherapy
Handbook of Counseling Psychology
In Support of Technical Eclecticism
An Introduction to Theories of Counselor Supervision
The Next Twenty Years
Counseling 2000
A Multidimensional Framework for the Analysis of Supervision of Counseling
Toward the delineation of therapeutic change principles
Construct validity in psychological tests
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2005 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |