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Case Studies in School Counseling
Larry Golden, University of Texas at San Antonio-Downtown Campus
Patricia Henderson, University of Texas at San Antonio

ISBN-10: 0130494844
ISBN-13: 9780130494849

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 256 pp
Published: 04/04/2006

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Case Studies in School Counseling brings the work of the school counselor alive both for seasoned practitioners and graduate students.  The authors have selected case studies for this book that provide a wide sampling, as well as including developmental cases that address the needs of whole grade levels of students.  The organization of the cases provides the reader with a sense of the contributors' environment, the intent of the activity or intervention, and a sequential process for implementing the activity.  This book is a valuable resource to school counselors who are seeking to enhance their program expertise with innovative approaches to facilitate student growth and development.

The School feature-Counselors describe relevant aspects, such as demographics and location.

 

Student Need feature-Counselors describe the client and discuss the presenting problem.

 

Goals and Strategies feature-Counselors explain why they selected particular interventions, i.e. consultation with teachers or parents, solution-focused therapy, play therapy, small group counseling, referral, classroom instruction, career guidance, consultation, etc.

 

Personal Reflection feature-This section gives the counselors a chance to share personal experiences that may have influenced the handling of cases,

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CASES

 

1        We Two Can Be Teachers

 

2        A Classroom Teacher's Struggle with Stealing

 

3        Emily in the Eye of the Storm

 

4        I'm Not the Baby Anymore

 

5        Rex and the Magic Dinosaur

 

6        What Happens When Mentors Don't Show Up?

 

7        I'm Pure Evil

 

8        Silent Sorrow

 

9        The Boy Who Wanted to Call Me "Mom"

 

10      Bad as He Wanted to Be

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL CASES

 

11      Healing Circles: Dealing with Separation or Divorce

 

12      Trusting the Process: Clinical Supervision of a Group Counselor

 

13      My First Experience in Conducting and Eighth-Grade Girls Group: Who is in Charge?

 

14      Just Leave Me Alone

 

15      Being Real: A Long-Term Counseling Group for Children of Divorce

 

16      Suicide in the School: A Personal Perspective

 

HIGH SCHOOL CASES

 

17      I Believe I Can Fly: The Transformation of Michael Greene

 

18      The Hidden Issue

 

19      Implementing a Career Guidance and Educational Planning Program at the High School Level

 

20      Clear and Imminent Danger

 

21      Those Kids

 

22      Practical Gifted Kidkeeping

The reality is that more and more older adults are presenting for counseling. Enrich your knowledge of this growing population and learn about the techniques that may be used to help them through this collection of engaging case studies. Larry Golden has selected cases studies that highlight many common issues faced by older adults today, such as

  • loss of a spouse
  • health
  • financial means
  • depression
  • spirituality. 

The organization of the cases provides the reader with a sense of the contributors' environment, the clients' contextual issues (i.e family, economics, health), the clients' presenting problems, and the therapeutic strategies implemented.  This book is a valuable resource for counselors who are seeking to enhance their expertise with innovative approaches to counseling older adults.

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