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“Read and review Irvin D. Yaloms (2002) paperback book The gift of therapy: An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients.

This inspirational book is a counselor education classic, containing an idiosyncratic mlange of ideas and techniques based on his decades of experience. Marvel at how Yalom blends theories to explore the complex, personal-professional relationship we call counseling. As of January 2026, Dr. Irvin D. Yalom was alive and well (age 94) and publishing essays about the psychodynamic aging issues of the oldest-old and gracefully embracing loss/mortality challenges. The required paper will have a maximum length of 3 pages and reflect both a critical/professional critique (i.e., what did it teach you) and a personal reaction to his (intentionally) provocative book. “

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