Counseling and therapy : : recent developments in theories and practices / / Kenjiro Fukao, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Fukao, Kenjiro,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (190 pages)

While the demand for counseling and psychotherapy is increasing in this ever-growing and ever-complicating world, traditional theories and methods are becoming less useful because of the rapid change in people's lifestyles due to technological developments and because of an increase in clients with various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This volume provides helpful and instructive information on counseling and psychotherapy, including discussions of theoretical innovations and proposals for new practices that transcend ethnic/cultural differences. It also includes chapters addressing the status of counseling services in African states under the COVID-19 pandemic.

Table of Contents

1. A Plea for Mixed Methods Research in the Field of Counseling -- 2. True Happiness as a Shortcut to Mental Health: A New Theory of Psychopathology and Psychotherapy Based on Aristotle's Ethics and Evolutionary Science -- 3. General Three-Component Structural-Dynamic Theory of Psychotherapy and Its Implementation in Method of Positive-Dialog Psychotherapy -- 4. Including Religion in Rational-Emotive Behavior Counseling -- 5. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Culturally Relevant Treatment for Racial or Ethnic Minorities -- 6. Psychotherapy in Nature: Exploring an Alternative Psychotherapeutic Framework to Address the Limitations of Working in Traditional Settings in Order to Move with the Times -- 7. A Scoping Analysis of the Psychosocial and Health Implications of COVID-19 Comorbidity-Related Complications in the African States: Recent Developments in Counseling and Therapeutic Options -- 8. Volunteer Counseling Services in the Context of COVID-19: Compromises and Challenges.