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Readings, Winter 2008

By Toska Olson
Created 2007-12-27 14:48
 

Optional Readings

We encourage students to complete and discuss these or other optional readings on topics relevant to your internship and social justice work.  Please suggest other readings during our forum discussions, and feel free to arrange on-line book seminar discussions with your peers.

Communication Skills

Miller, S., & Miller, P. A. (1997).  Core communication:  Skills and processes.  Evergreen, CO:  Interpersonal Communication Programs, Inc.

**Note: we will be reading this text in the spring.  We recommend you begin reading the text Winter quarter so you can analyze the communication styles in your internship/volunteer experiences and reflect on how these styles influence interactions and other outcomes.

Work Environment Issues

Bramson, R.  (1992)  Coping with difficult bosses.  New York:  Fireside Books.

Edelman, J. and Crain, M. B.  (1993)  The Tao of negotiation:  How you can prevent, resolve and transcend conflict in work and everyday life.  New York:  HarperCollins.

Whitfield, C. L.  (1993)  Boundaries and relationships:  Knowing, protecting and enjoying the self.  Deerfield Beach, FL:  Health Communications (also useful in chemical abuse counseling).

Emotions

Ben-Ze'ev, A.  (2000)  The subtlety of emotions.  Cambridge, MA:  MIT Press.

Child and Adolescent Counseling

Adler, M. J.  (1983)  How to speak, how to listen.  New York:  Collier Books.

Evans, D. L., Foa, E. B., Gur, R. E., Hendin, H., O'Brien, C. P., Seligman, M.E.P., and Walsh, B. T.  (2005)  Treating and preventing adolescent mental health disorders.  New York:  Oxford University Press.

Guggenbuhl-Craig, A.  (1979) Power in the helping professions.  Irving, TX:  Spring Publications.

Long, N. J., Wood, M. M., and Fecser, F. A.  (2001)  Life Space Crisis Intervention:  Talking with students in conflict (2nd edition).  Austin, TX:  Pro-Ed Publications.

Matsakis, A.  (1998)  Managing client anger:  What to do when a client is angry with you.  Oakland, CA:  New Harbinger Press.

Roberts, A. R. (1996)  Crisis management and brief treatment.  Chicago:  nelson-Hall.

Selekman, M. D.  (1993)  Pathways to change:  Brief therapy with difficult adolescents.  New York:  Guilford.

Criminal Justice Counseling

Andrews, D. A. and Bonta, J.  (2006) The psychology of criminal conduct (4th edition).  Cincinnati, OH:  Anderson Publishing.

DeBecker, G.  (1997)  The gift of fear.  New York:  Dell.

Kottler, J. A.  (1992)  Compassionate therapy:  Working with difficult clients.  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass.

Masters, R. E.  (1994)  Counseling criminal justice offenders.  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications.

Miller, W. R. and Rollnick, S.  (2002)  Motivational interviewing:  Preparing people for change (2nd edition).  New York:  Guilford Press.


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