Daniels (psychology, Memorial U. of Newfoundland) and Ivey (U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) outline the major theoretical constructs and concepts of the microcounseling model, examine
microcounseling and intentional competence, discuss issues and strategies in microcounseling supervision, and review and summarize 450-plus studies on microcounseling from 1967 to the present.
The text also includes chapters contributed by several internationally renowned scholars involved in the development of microcounseling--Machiko Fukuhara (Tokiwa U., Mito, Japan), Kay Gustafson
(Omaha Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Nebraska), Paul Pedersen (Syracuse U.), and Henk Van Der Molen (Erasmus U., Rotterdam)--focusing on the application of microcounseling within
various multicultural contexts. For professionals and graduate and undergraduate students in counseling programs, as well as social workers, nurses, and physicians. Annotation 穢2007 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)