This book is considered an essential resource for community college and university students, containing vital information on studying individuals and diagnosing their problems through counseling methods and information-gathering techniques such as questionnaires, storytelling, cumulative records, and more.

Because the client is the central focus of the psychological counseling process, the book presents 'Methods for Identifying Client Problems.' Under this topic, it covers selecting helping strategies as a means to solve the client's problem, setting goals, forming concepts towards a solution, and identifying problems through interviews and other methods.

The book then moves the reader to the topic of 'Counseling Techniques,' discussing the counseling interview, which is considered the heart of psychological counseling. It also covers case studies as a method for individual study and presents what it calls the 'case conference' as one of the best methods for interpreting data obtained from a person through various sources.

Next, the book addresses 'Methods of Studying the Individual,' including observation, its purposes, procedures, and more. It also presents 'Methods for Identifying Individual Abilities and Psyche,' mentioning techniques like projective tests, psychological tests, the Thematic Apperception Test, and others.

The book then extensively discusses the study of an individual's social position and status, defining scales, their types, and more. It clarifies 'Methods for Measuring an Individual's Traits,' mentioning tools like rating lists and rating scales. Finally, to discuss groups and their characteristics, the book includes a section on the principles of studying groups.

ISBN: 9789957161408
Weight: 0.800 kg
Dimensions: 17×24 cm
Paper: White
Pages: 432
Year of Publication: 2010
Binding: Hardcover