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Essential Interviewing: A Programmed Approach to Effective Communication (with InfoTrac®) (Counseling S.)

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Cogent, lucid, concise, this book promises to be a fine choice for both psychology and business majors. The comprehensive evaluation of answers to interview questions in each chapter invites students to develop effective listening skills as well as help them perfect successful questioning techniques.

The chapters on attending behavior and questioning are especially well done, providing a wealth of applicable techniques. Also, the emphasis on ethics is an especially cogent addition, given our current cultural climate.

I highly recommend this book for any course in counseling techniques.

Kathleen Barlow, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of English and Communications
Chair of Academics
College of Professional Studies
Indiana Tech

I've been using this book for years in the MA program in counseling at NYU in our intro counseling skills course. I use this book to supplement the IPR video tapes by Kagan. My students have really enjoyed using the book. It allows real practice of counseling skills. Each counseling skill is broken into chapters: A client makes a statement and then there are three possible ways that the counselor can respond. It clearly explains why the one answer is correct and the other two are not. (I have my students cover the answers so they have to guess which one is correct.)
If you are looking for a book to practice counseling skills, I highly recommend this book.

Great for school and work. This book will be used over and over again while you master the craft.

Bought this book for a class I took on campus and did not want to pay the extreme price on campus. Found it on here for a 1/3 of the cost and it was the extact same book it was perfect. Great ship time and wonderful customer service.

This book is excellent preparation for the art of interviewing. Each chapter hits a differetn area and provides numerous interactive examples for practice. Best and most practical textbook that I have purchased while attaining a counseling certificate.

A practical book used in a Master's level education course on counseling for the non-counselor.

I bought this book for a college counseling class. Although I have been reading because I have too, I catch myself wanting to read the next chapter. This is a great book to learn from. I highly recommend it if you are considering counseling as a profession or just want to improve your communication skills.

This book has some intense information on how to maximize an interviewing process. I will definately use it's techniques in my Naturopathic Consultation Practice.