Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus | cottoner@umsl.edu | 314-516-6094
Professor Cottone received an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.Ed. from the same institution. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from St. Louis University in 1980. He is certified as a as a family therapist by the NACFT. Dr. Cottone has published several academic books, including Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Individual and Relational Approaches (2017), Ethics and Decision Making in Counseling and Psychotherapy (2016), and Paradigms of Counseling and Psychotherapy (20121). He has published a popular press book, Toward a Positive Psychology of Religion: Belief Science in the Postmodern Era in 2011.
He has practiced counseling over 30 years. Most recently his research interests include advanced theoretical issues (social systems theory and radical social constructivism), and ethical and philosophical issues in counseling. He has published over 100 scholarly and research articles. He teaches courses in the areas of: (a) counseling ethics; (b) advanced theories of counseling and psychotherapy; (c) social systems theory; (d) marriage, couples, and family therapy.
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About R. Rocco Cottone
Professor Cottone received an A.B. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an M.Ed. from the same institution. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from St. Louis University in 1980. He is certified as a as a family therapist by the NACFT. Dr. Cottone has published several academic books, including Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Individual and Relational Approaches (2017), Ethics and Decision Making in Counseling and Psychotherapy (2016), and Paradigms of Counseling and Psychotherapy (20121). He has published a popular press book, Toward a Positive Psychology of Religion: Belief Science in the Postmodern Era in 2011.
He has practiced counseling over 30 years. Most recently his research interests include advanced theoretical issues (social systems theory and radical social constructivism), and ethical and philosophical issues in counseling. He has published over 100 scholarly and research articles. He teaches courses in the areas of: (a) counseling ethics; (b) advanced theories of counseling and psychotherapy; (c) social systems theory; (d) marriage, couples, and family therapy.
| Present | Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Education Sciences and Professional Programs | |
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| Present | Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ College of Education | |
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| 1980 | PhD, Saint Louis University ‐ Philosophy | |
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| AB, University of Missouri-Columbia | ||
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| MEd, University of Missouri-Columbia | ||
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