Life's Choices: Problems and Solutions [Paperback]

Richard S. Sharf (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534359337 | ISBN-13: 978-0534359331 | Publication Date: March 13, 2000 | Edition: 1

Designed to help students learn how to solve problems in their own lives that deal with personal choices and relationships, Sharf's practical, experiential approach is grounded in psychological and social science research and theory. The text's three part structure (Learning and Working, Relationships, and Personal Choices and Solutions) gives students an easy-to-understand framework for learning and applying the material. Part One incorporates information on learning, career choices, and work adjustment. Part Two includes information on relationships with family, romantic partners and friends, and also includes information on problems within relationships, such as gender issues, sexual relationships, cultural diversity, and mourning and bereavement. Part Three focuses on personal solutions to difficult problems such as substance abuse and dealing with stress, anxiety, and anger.

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" The breadth and scope of the book are excellent for an introductory adjustment text. Of special value is the early chapter on learning. While other texts are appropriate, few, if any, adjustment texts have a chapter on learning. This is an important addition…This text addresses many of 'Life's Choices' in a way that students can relate to. The writing style is assessable but does not talk down to students. The narratives and the interviews between student and therapist are very effective."

About the Author

Richard S. Sharf is an Associate Professor of Individual and Family Studies and Psychology at the University of Delaware. He has worked as a psychologist in the Center for Counseling and Student Development for over thirty years doing therapy with University students. Dr. Sharf has additional books published with Wadsworth including, APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING, 3/E AND LIFE CHOICES: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 1 edition (March 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534359337
• ISBN-13: 978-0534359331
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Richard S. Sharf served as Associate Professor of Individual and Family Studies and Psychology at the University of Delaware where he continues to teach. For more than 30 years, he worked as a psychologist in the Center for Counseling and Student Development, doing therapy with university students until his retirement in 2005. Additional Cengage Learning titles from Dr. Sharf include APPLYING CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY TO COUNSELING, 5E and LIFE'S CHOICES: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.

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