This book addresses specific counseling applications with adolescents and emphasizes the application of concepts to group and classroom settings.
Each chapter concludes with a discussion of two case studies that illustrate how to address the same problems from multiple theoretical perspectives
E. Perry Good, Shelley Roy, and Andrea Christopher authored the chapter on perceptual control theory.
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EDITORS
Ann Vernon, PhD, NCC, LMHC is Professor Emeritus, University of Northern Iowa, where she served as Professor and Coordinator of the School and Mental Health Counseling Programs for many years. Prior to being a counselor educator, Dr. Vernon was an elementary counselor and a middle school English teacher. Dr. Vernon has published extensively on counseling children and adolescents, developmental counseling, and applications of rational emotive behavior therapy with children and adolescents. She has been an active presenter throughout the United States, Canada, and South America.
Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, LMHC is a registered play therapist-supervisor who founded The Encouragement Zone, a center where she provides play therapy training, counseling, coaching, and "playshops" for adults. Dr. Kottman was a faculty member at the University of North Texas and the University of Northern Iowa prior to establishing her training center. She is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles on school counseling; play therapy; practical applications of Adlerian theory with children, teachers, and parents; and perfectionism.
CHAPTER AUTHORS
Andrea Christopher taught fifth grade in Colorado and is now an elementary guidance counselor at Lincoln Elementary in Cedar Falls, IA. A majority of the staff at Lincoln has been trained in or is familiar with perceptual control theory. Andrea is now an ACT I faculty member for the International Association for Applied Control Theory (IAACT).
E. Perry Good is a speaker and author who has worked for the past 30 years with educators, counselors, mental health workers, social services personnel, and corporations. Perry has also taught disadvantaged youths, counseled runaways, and instructed mental health professionals who work with teenagers and adults. She received her Master’s Degree in educational anthropology from New York University, and worked closely for many years with Dr. William Glasser as a senior faculty member of the William Glasser Institute. Perry is a founding member of the International Association for Applied Control Theory (IAACT).
Shelley Roy is president of Synergy Transition Consulting. She began her career as a teacher and administrator. She then worked in school improvement nationally for more than 20 years, consulting on topics such as change, transition, and effective communication. Shelley provides ongoing training to a variety of audiences, including school improvement teams.
