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The Handbook of Counseling Women addresses current theories, research, and issues relevant to the mental and physical well-being of women. Edited by Mary Kopala and Merle A. Keitel, this comprehensive volume is divided into three parts. Part One focuses on theoretical, sociocultural, biological, and developmental considerations. Part Two is devoted to assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Part Three covers supervision, research, and ethics. Most chapters include case studies, recommendations for further reading, and resources for clients. Essential reading for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and psychiatric nurses, this handbook will also appeal to graduate and undergraduate students in counseling, clinical psychology, and clinical social work courses.
Health Counseling: Assessment and Intervention
Health Counseling: Assessment and Intervention
Perhaps no area of intervention for women offers greater promise of empowerment than counseling services aimed at addressing health-related concerns. This empowerment has been long awaited, as health care traditionally overlooked women's biopsychosocial concerns in favor of a medical model approach to treatment. This model defined all concerns related to women's health, including normal developmental transitions such as menopause, as “medical issues” with a matching medical treatment. In addition, until recently, most health care providers were men, and most of the research that informed health care decisions was predicated on clinical trials that included only male participants. Indeed, it is only recently that large-scale clinical trials, ...
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