I Never Knew I Had a Choice

495 Pages·2010·12.938 MB·English

by  Gerald Corey, Marianna Schneider Corey

N i nt İJ Edi cion
GERALD CORESM ARIAINN E SCHN EIDER COREY
I Never Knew
I Had a Choice
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Ninth Edition
I Never Knew
I Had a Choice
Explorations in Personal Growth
Gerald Corey
California State University, Fullerton
Diplomate in Counseling Psychology
American Board of Professional Psychology
Marianne Schneider Corey
Consultant
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In memory of our friend Jim Morelock, a searcher who lived and
died with dignity and self-respect, who struggled and questioned,
who made the choice to live his days fully until time ran out on him
at age 25.
Morelock
tty Jane
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About the
Authors
GERALD COREY is a Professor Emeritus of Human Services at
California State University at Fullerton. He received his doctorate in
counseling from the University of Southern California. He is a
Diplomate in Counseling
Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a
licensed psychologist; a National Certified Counselor; a
Fellow of the American Psychological Association
(Counseling Psychology); a Fellow of the American
Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association
for Specialists in Group Work. Jerry received the Eminent
Career Award from ASGW in 2001 and the Outstanding
Professor of the Year Award from California State
University at Fullerton in 1991. He regularly teaches both
undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling
and ethics in counseling. He is the author or coauthor of
15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along with
numerous journal articles. His book, Theory and Practice
of Counseling and Psychotherapy, has been translated into
Arabic, Indonesian, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, and
Chinese.
Theory and Practice of Group Counseling has been translated into
Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian.
Along with his wife, Marianne Schneider Corey, Jerry often
presents work- shops in group counseling. In the past 30 years the
Coreys have conducted group counseling training workshops for
mental health professionals at many universi- ties in the United States
as well as in Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany,
Belgium, Scotland, England, and Ireland. In his leisure time, Jerry
likes to travel, hike and bicycle in the mountains, and drive his 1931
Model A Ford.
Recent publications by Jerry Corey, all with Brooks/Cole, Cengage
Learning include:
■ Groups Process and Practice, Eighth Edition (2010, with
Marianne Schneider Corey and Cindy Corey)
■ Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Eighth
Edition (and Student Manual) (2009)
■ Case Approach to Counseling and Psychotherapy, Seventh Edition
(2009)
■ The Art of Integrative Counseling, Second Edition (2009)
■ Theory and Practice of Group Counseling, Seven Edition, (and Student
Manual) (2008)
■ Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, Seventh
Edition (2007, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Patrick
Callanan)
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Marianne Schneider
Corey)
■ Group Techniques, Third Edition (2004, with Marianne Schneider
Corey, Patrick Callanan, and J. Michael Russell)
■ Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions: A Practical
Guide (2003, with Robert Haynes and Patrice Moulton).
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About the Authors ■ vii
Jerry is coauthor (with Barbara Herlihy) of Boundary Issues in
Counseling: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities, Second Edition
(2006), and ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, Sixth Edition (2006),
both published by the American Counseling Association.
He has also made several educational video programs on various
aspects of counseling practice: (1) Theory in Practice: The Case of
Stan—DVD and Online Program (2009); (2) Groups in Action:
Evolution and Challenges—DVD and Workbook (2006, with Marianne
Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes); (3) CD-ROM for Integrative
Counseling (2005, with Robert Haynes); and (4) Ethics in Action: CD-
ROM (2003, with Marianne Schneider Corey and Robert Haynes). All
of these programs are available through Cengage Learning.
MARIANNE SCHNEIDER COREY is a licensed marriage and family
therapist in California and is a National Certified Counselor. She
received her master’s degree in marriage, family, and child counseling
from Chapman College. She is a Fellow of the Association for
Specialists in Group Work and was the recipient of this organization’s
Eminent Career Award in 2001. She also holds memberships in the
American Counseling Association; the Association for Specialists in
Group Work; the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious
Values in Counseling; and the Western Association for Counselor
Education and Supervision. One of the books she co-authored, Group
Techniques, has been translated into Portuguese, Korean, Japanese,
and the Czech language.
Marianne has been actively involved in leading groups for different
popula- tions, providing training and supervision workshops in group
process, facilitating a self-exploration group for graduate students in
counseling, and co-facilitating training groups for group counselors
and weeklong residential workshops in per- sonal growth. She sees
groups as the most effective format in which to work with clients and
finds it the most rewarding for her personally. With her husband,
Jerry, Marianne has conducted training workshops, continuing
education seminars, and personal growth groups in the United States,
Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Mexico, China, and Korea. In her free
time, Marianne enjoys traveling, reading, visiting with friends, and
hiking.
Marianne has coauthored several articles in group work, as well as
the follow- ing books with Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning:
■ Groups: Process and Practice, Eighth Edition (2010, with
Gerald Corey and Cindy Corey)
■ Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions, Seventh Edition
(2007, with Gerald Corey and Patrick Callanan)
■ Becoming a Helper, Fifth Edition (2007, with Gerald Corey)
■ Group Techniques, Third Edition (2004, with Gerald Corey,
Patrick Callanan, and Michael Russell.
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Marianne has made two educational video programs (with
accompanying stu- dent workbooks) for Brooks/Cole, Cengage
Learning: Groups in Action: Evolution and Challenges—DVD and
Workbook (2006 with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes), and Ethics in
Action: CD-ROM (2003 with Gerald Corey and Robert Haynes).
Marianne and Jerry have been married since 1964. They have two
adult daughters, Heidi and Cindy, two granddaughters, Kyla and
Keegan, and one grandson, Corey. Marianne grew up in Germany and
has kept in close contact with her family and friends there.