Client-Centered/Person-Centered Therapy

(1)http://portents.ne.mediaone.net/~matt/cct.html ----A comprehensive website that provides a brief description of Client-Centered therapy (CCT), followed by links to a variety of papers about CCT and related resources on the web.

(2) http://adpca.org/ --- The homepage of the Association for the Development of the Person-Centered approach.  It provides publications and events, Client-Centered articles and links, information on how to become a member of the organization, and a brief description of what Client-Centered therapy is.

(3)http://personcentered.com/ --- The homepage for Person-Centered International, an organization devoted to the application and promotion of the principles and philosophy of Carl Rogers.  This website provides a vast amount of  links to other Clinet-Centered websites.  There are over 20 articles/papers on CCT and a list of helpful resources for students.

(4) http://cc.knue.ac.kr/~coun/rogers.htm --- A website that provides key concepts, applications, techniques, contributions, and limitations of Client-Centered therapy.  It also contains 13 links to other websites as well as links to nine other types of therapy (most of which will be covered in the course).
 

Existential Therapy

(1)http://counseling.wadsworth.com/corey/quiz/quiz04/04.html- This site provides a short, on-line quiz that tests your knowledge of the concepts of Existential therapy.

(2) http://www.wholeperson-counseling.org/ndoc/approach.html - A web site that contains information about several different counseling theories including Existential, Reality, Behavioral, and Psychoanalytic.  It contains a chart featuring information on what theorists generally believe to have caused the problem, the treatment method utilized, and the counselor's approach.

(3) http://www.existential.mcmail.com/ - The homepage of the Society for Existential Analysis, a professional association devoted to the analysis of existence.  Offers an extensive overview of the existential model of therapy that includes a historical background, major theoretical concepts, research, what differentiates Existential therapy from other theoretical models of counseling, and information on training to become an existential therapist.  This web site also offers a list of publications as well as links to other relevant web sites.

(4) http://members.aol.com/timlebon/extherapy.htm - A web site devoted to Existential Psychotherapy.  Provides a description of the aim/goals of Existential therapy as well as the process of Existential therapy. This web site also contains book reviews of existential literature and links to other sites on the web.
 

Behavior Therapy

(1) http://www.aabt.org/ - The home page for the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy (AABT), a professional organization devoted to the application of behavioral and cognitive sciences to understanding human behavior.  This web site contains information about careers in behavior therapy, an explanation of what behavior therapists are, typical settings where behavior therapy would be utilized, an array of related web sites, and  the opportunity to send away for one of many different types of fact sheets related to behavior therapy (all you need is a S.A.S.E.).

(2) http://www.psych.nwu.edu/~garea/skinner.html- This web site focuses on the principles of behaviorism according to B. F. Skinner.  This web site contains a chart that explains Skinner's three part thesis on human behavior.  Also included are behavioral concepts such as classical conditioning (UR, CR, UCS, CS),  anxiety, avoidance, and conflict, higher-order conditioning, and operant conditioning.

(3) http://www.personalityresearch.org/behaviorism.html- A behaviorism web site that lists behaviorist arguments, criticisms of behaviorist arguments, and behaviorist reponses to criticisms.  This site also contains links to behaviorism papers (great information!) on the internet as well as useful web sites.  (see also: http://www.personalityresearch.org/ for information on various counseling theories, including behaviorism, and links made specifically for students).

(4) http://www.wmich.edu/aba/- The home page for The Association for Behavior Analysis, an international organization devoted to promoting the experimental, theoretical, and applied analysis of behavior.  This page contains a list of APA approved web sites related to behavior analysis (including some on-line journals).
 

Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

(1) http://www.rebt.org/ - The home page for the Albert Ellis Institute, located in New York, and formerly called The Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy.  This web site provides a "Sketch of Albert Ellis," biographical information about  the founder of REBT, Albert Ellis.  Also included are informative questions and answers about the concepts and practice of REBT.  This site also segments a different essay each month about an application of REBT (there is access to essays from previous months). If you have any questions for the creator of REBT that might help you on your reaction papers, you can e-mail them to him through this web site!

(2) http://www.threeminutetherapy.com/rebt.html- A web site devoted to REBT therapy.  It discusses the principles of REBT, the concepts of "musts," and what type of person/client REBT might appeal to.

(3) http://counseling.wadsworth.com/corey/quiz/quiz09/09.html- Test your knowledge of the concepts of REBT by taking this on-line quiz.

(4)http://www.palmtreepublishers.com/irrational.htm - This web site lists the 11irrational beliefs of REBT.  Also included are over 100 pages of information about or related to REBT.  This site has an enormous supply of resources for the study of REBT.
 

Cognitive Therapy

(1) http://www.beckinstitute.org/ - The home page for The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research.  This web site includes information on outcome research that demonstrates the effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy as well as shows a comparison of Cognitive Therapy to alternate types of therapy.
Questions and answers about Cognitive Therapy can be found on this site that provide a good picture of the concepts of Cognitive Therapy and its applications.  Also included are links to some related web sites.

(2) http://www.sfbacct.com/ - The home page for the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy.  This site contains a short description of what Cognitive Therapy is.  Also, there is a section that is made specifically for professional therapists that includes articles, related books and videos, employment opportunities, upcoming presentations, and many related web pages.

(3) http://www.cognitivetherapyla.com/ - The home page for the Center for Cognitive Therapy, located in Beverly Hills, California.  This site provides a thourough explanation of the concepts, goals, specific problem areas where Cognitive Therapy is most useful, as well as information about the therapeutic process and relationship.  Also included is information specifically about anxiety and depression, chronic pain, and hypertension.
 

Reality Therapy

(1) http://www.wglasserinst.com/ - The home page for the William Glasser Institute, a foundation for training in the behavioral and educational sciences (including reality therapy and choice theory).   This web site provides a detailed biographical section on William Glasser as well as thorough explanations of reality therapy and choice
theory.  Also available are full text articles about reality therapy, some by Dr. Glasser himself.

(2) http://indigo.ie/~irti/whatis.htm - This web site provides information about the concepts and practice of reality therapy.  A discussion of choice theory can be found here as well as applications of reality therapy.

(3) http://members.nbci.com/missing_kids/02.002.004.htm - This web site provides you with and explains the eight principles of reality therapy. They are: personal, focus on present behavior rather than feelings, focus on the present, value judgment, planning, commitment, no excuses, and eliminate punishment.  Also provided are some useful questions pertaining to reality therapy.

(4) http://209.235.102.9/~wfu1822/ct/rt.htm - This is a page that can be accessed on the choicetheory.com web page.  It discusses two major components of reality therapy, the counseling environment and the specific procedures that lead to changes in behavior.
 

Analytic Therapy (Psychoanalysis, Drive, Ego, Object Relations, and Self-Psychology)

(1) http://apsa.org/pubinfo/about.htm - An informative web site about the practice and theory of psychoanalysis.  It contains information on what psychoanalysis is in theory, child and adolescent psychoanalysis, a brief history of psychoanalysis, which people can benefit from psychoanalysis, the qualities and credentials of a  psychoanalyst, and some information of the American Psychoanalytic Association.

(2) http://www.divpsa.org/ - The home page for the APA's Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39) entitled Psychoanalysis in the Public Eye.  This page offers hundreds of abstracts from four major psychoanalytic journals (Psychoanalytic Psychology: A Journal of Theory, Practice, Research, and Criticism, PsycSCAN: Psychoanalytic Abstracts, The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and The International Journal of Psychoanalysis).  This site also provides links to other recommendedpsychoanalytic web sites, related journals and organizations, and psychoanalysis libraries in the country.

(3) http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/68/115/frameset.html - This site contains the full text of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams. Remember-you can read a chapter out of a related book to replace one of your journal articles.

(4) http://www.selfpsychology - A web page devoted to Heinz Kohut's self-psychology. This web site provides a plethora of information about the theory and practice of self psychology. This site provides hundreds of journal article titles andlocations related to self psychology, a dozen or so papers on self psychology, and many links to other web pages related to self psychology on the internet.

(5) http://www.psych.nwu.edu/~sengupta/freadid.html - This web site explains Freud's concepts of the id, ego, and superego.

(6) http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Promenade/1919/freudpsychotheory.html - A web site called The Freud Page.  It covers his concepts of the id, ego, and superego, unconscious, preconscious, and unconscious, anxiety, and defense mechanisms. This site also discusses hysteria, hypnosis, a short history of psychoanalysis, and most other psychoanalytic concepts.

(7) http://counseling.wadsworth.com/corey/quiz/quiz02/02.html - Test your knowledge of the theory of psychoanalysis by taking this on-line quiz.

(8) http://www.transparencynow.com/Self/self1.htm - This web site, entitled Psychoanalysis, Neurosis, and the Self after Freud,  provides an overview of psychoanalysis in the past (mainly about Freud).  Then, it goes on to describe what has occurred in the field since the time of Freud.

(9) http://www.cyberis.net/~innercom/TxDocs/defense.html - This web site provides a list of 22 common defense mechanisms.
 

Adlerian Therapy (Individual Psychology)

(1) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hstein/homepage.htm - The homepage for the Alfred Adler Institute of San Francisco that offers distance training in classical Adlerian psychotherapy.  This site contains a multitude of links and information on the theory and practice of Adlerian counseling/psychology.  It also supplies classical Adlerian quotes, questions and answers about Adlerian psychotherapy, demonstrations of how to apply classical Adlerian therapy to a depressed client and to a client who procrastinates, the philosophy and theology
of Adlerian psychology, applications to parenting and teaching, biographical information about Alfred Adler, and interviews about Alfred Adler.

(2) http://www.usd.edu/~aelverud/advcomp/adler.html - This website contains information about the essentials of Adler's theory of personality.  Specifically, this site covers the concepts of motivation of actions, unity of personality, development, and mental health.

(3) http://www.adlerian.co.uk/adlerian/index.html - The homepage for The Adlerian Society (UK) and the Institute for Individual Psychology, whose aim is to promote the Adlerian approach to psychology, mental health, and education.  It provides information regarding Adlerian concepts and practice.  Also provided on this webpage are some links to other Adlerian sites.
 

Family Systems Therapy

(1) http://www.familysystemstherapy.com/ - This web site focuses on Family Systems Therapy in areas such as parent-child relationships, substance abuse, health, marriage, community relations, work, and academic problems.  Some basic information is supplied on the family unit and the aims of family systems therapy.

(2) http://www.afta.org/ - The website for the American Family Therapy Academy, an academy of nearly 900 family therapy teachers, researchers, and practitioners who work together to continue the development of the
fields of family therapy and systemic practices.  Included on this site are links to AFTA-related organizations, links to family publications, and links to family therapy resources.

(3) http://www.aamft.org/ - The home page for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.  This site contains information on a variety of family related issues facing today's families (bereavement and loss, infertility, PTSD, ADHD, children and divorce, infidelity, male sexual problems, etc.) and the process of treatment involved for each issue.  There is a link to frequently asked questions about Marriage and Family Therapy that covers an array of issues involved in the process of therapy.  Also included is an extensive list of resources
for practitioners.

(4) http://counseling.wadsworth.com/corey/quiz/quiz11/11.html - Test your knowledge of Family Systems Therapy by taking this on-line quiz.
 

Feminist Therapy

(1) http://www.sageplace.com/psychonotes_contributions_of_feminist_therap.htm - An academic article that is entitled, "The Contributions of Feminist Therapy."  This article provides information on the therapeutic relationship and self-disclousre in the practice of feminist therapy.

(2) http://counseling.wadsworth.com/corey/quiz/quiz10/10.html - This on-line quiz can help you test your knowledge of feminist therapy.

(3) http://www.mindymac.com/Feminist_Family_Therapy.htm - This page contains an article called, "History and Systems of Psychology: Feminist Family Therapy."  It offers information about the incorporation of feminist therapy theory and technique into family and couples therapy.

(4) http://www.bubl.ac.uk/journals/soc/wat/v21n0298.htm - This site contains an index of articles that discuss feminist therapy.  The abstracts of these articles are also provided here.

(5) http://www.bubl.ac.uk/search/iatoc.exe?NS-query-pat=/usa/NS-advquery.pat& - This site provides eleven, full-text articles dealing with the issues, theory, techniques, and practice of feminist therapy.
 

Constructivist Therapies: Solution-Focused and Narrative

-Solution-Focused Therapy:
(1) http://www.solutionmind.com/solutiongroup/rapy.htm- A web site that lists seven misconceptions about solution-focused therapy and then offers the reality of these misconceptions.  Also provided is a chart comparing the Ericksonian approach and the solution-focused approach.

(2) http://www.ollusa.edu/classes/psyc8357/sft.htm - This web site sums up the main assumptions of solution-focused therapy.  It also provides a description of the common techniques used in this approach.

(3) http://members.nbci.com/jennmurphy/topics/solution.htm - This web site describes the key theoretical components of solution-focused family therapy. Also provided are a list of interventions and techniques commonly utilized in this approach (i.e., scaling questions, exception questions, etc.).

(4) http://www.enabling.org/ia/sft/ - This web site is dedicated to the concepts, research, publications, and links of solution-focused therapy.

-Narrative Therapy:
(1) http://www.massey.ac.nz/%7eALock/virtual/narrativ.htm - This web site describes the major theoretical concepts of narrative therapy.  This site provides excerpts of an interview with Michael White (a pioneer of narrative therapy) discussing narrative therapy.  An example of 'narrative practice'  is provided
illustrating the techniques of narrative therapy.  Links to related web pages are provided on this site.

(2) http://homepages.which.net/~martin.payne/ - An on-line essay about narrative therapy entitled, "Towards a "Common Sense" Deconstruction in Narrative Therapy."

(3) http://www.yourcounsellor.bizland.com/links.htm - The home page for New Horizon Counseling.  This site provides a long list of links to web sites that focus on the concepts and practice of narrative therapy.

(4) http://pionet.net/~nooney/ - A web site in the spirit of narrative therapy known as narrative space.  Included are concepts, examples, and links about narrative therapy.