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Introduction to the Profession of Counseling, 4/E
Frank A. Nugent, Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University
Karyn Dayle Jones, University of Central Florida

ISBN-10: 0130982180
ISBN-13: 9780130982186

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2005
Format: Cloth; 576 pp
Published: 08/11/2004

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For Introduction to Counseling courses in Counseling and Psychology Departments.

 

With a strong emphasis on translating counseling theory into practice, this popular text overviews the field of counseling, including foundational counseling theories and human development theories, different types of counseling (e.g., marriage and family therapy, group counseling, substance abuse counseling, etc.), and counseling practice in different settings like schools and community agencies.   Separate chapters on the history of the field, ethics, assessment, prevention, and multicultural counseling round out the coverage.

 

NEW — Provides a thorough evaluation of online counseling —particularly in the areas of career counseling and counseling in a college setting.   (See pages 287-288 for an example.)

~Explores the emergence of online counseling and other uses for technology within the counseling relationship–readies readers to use technology in a variety of ways, and to avoid the pitfalls of over reliance on it.

 

 

NEW — Sections on postmodern constructivist and social constructivist approaches —across the text.   (See examples on pages 149-154 and 281-282.)

~Extend text discussion of the use of diverse theoretical approaches in a multicultural society.

  

NEW — Additional material on counseling in the schools —addressing such topics as ADHD, play therapy, creative/expressive arts therapy, and group guidance in school settings.   (See pages 406-407 for an example.)

~Broadens the scope of the text to encompass more of this growing counseling arena — provides a strong foundation in what works and what doesn’t within a school setting.

 

Coverage of counseling and development theories is pulled throughout the text. (For examples see pages 228, 240, 262, and 279.)

~Provides a theoretical framework for all of the text’s content that helps students come to a deeper understanding of the counseling field’s foundation.

 

Extensive use of case studies from actual counseling programs –throughout the counseling practice chapters.   (See pages 410-419 and 431-437 for examples.)

~Offers students a window into counseling as it happens in real life with real clients and provides insight into what’s really involved in being a counselor.

 

A separate chapter on counseling older adults –discussing, among other things, ageism, productive aging, and the needs of caretakers. (Chapter 15.)

~Begins to prepare students to work with rapidly growing population.

 

NEW — Provides a thorough evaluation of online counseling —particularly in the areas of career counseling and counseling in a college setting.   (See pages 287-288 for an example.)

~Explores the emergence of online counseling and other uses for technology within the counseling relationship–readies readers to use technology in a variety of ways, and to avoid the pitfalls of over reliance on it.

 

 

NEW — Sections on postmodern constructivist and social constructivist approaches —across the text.   (See examples on pages 149-154 and 281-282.)

~Extend text discussion of the use of diverse theoretical approaches in a multicultural society.

  

NEW — Additional material on counseling in the schools —addressing such topics as ADHD, play therapy, creative/expressive arts therapy, and group guidance in school settings.   (See pages 406-407 for an example.)

~Broadens the scope of the text to encompass more of this growing counseling arena — provides a strong foundation in what works and what doesn’t within a school setting.

 

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING

  1.  The Current Scene

  2.  A Historical Perspective

  3.  Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues

  4.  The Effective Counselor

PART II: COUNSELING THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES

  5.  Human Development Theories

  6.  Counseling Theories

  7.  Assessment: Tools and Processes

  8.  Counseling Outreach: Prevention and Intervention

PART III: THE COUNSELING PROCESS

  9.  Individual Counseling

10. Family and Marriage Counseling and Therapy

11. Group Counseling

12. Career Counseling

13. Substance Abuse Counseling

14. Counseling in a Pluralistic World

15. Counseling Older Adults

PART IV: COUNSELING PRACTICE

16. Counseling Programs in Elementary Schools

17. Counseling Programs in Middle and Secondary Schools

18. Counseling Programs in Colleges and Universities

19. Counseling in the Community

Appendices.

Index.

    This book presents a comprehensive introduction to professional counseling, a profession that helps individuals, groups, and families work through troubles arising from problems experienced in everyday life.  As with previous editions, this text's philosophical and theoretical orientation to counseling is based on a phenomenological, psychosocial, life-span developmental approach.  In this approach counselors help persons resolve or work through situational, developmental transitions and conflicts within a multicultural context.
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    Nugent & Jones
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Frank A. Nugent, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Western Washington University (WWU), Bellingham, has more than 50 years' experience in professional counseling. Over the years he has served as a counselor in schools and universities, as a counseling psychologist in private practice, and as a counselor educator, supervisor, and psychology professor. In 1993 the Washington State Counseling Association presented him with the Hank Bertness Award in recognition of his contributions to mental health and to the counseling profession during his long career.

Nugent received his MA in vocational counseling at Columbia University (1947), where he worked under Donald Super. Nugent worked, in turn, as a supervising counselor at the University of California-Berkeley and Stanford University Counseling Centers and as a counselor at Pleasant Hill High School in California. He completed his PhD in counseling psychology at the University of California-Berkeley (1959). Among Nugent's contributions is the creation of the student counseling center at Western Washington University, where he served as director from 1962 to 1973. He also initiated and coordinated for WWU's Psychology Department both the MEd program in school counseling in 1963 and the MS degree in mental health counseling in 1978. As president of the board for the Whatcom County Mental Health Clinic and, later, for the Lake Whatcom Residential Treatment Center, he helped spearhead the development of new facilities for both agencies.

At the state level Nugent was influential in gaining certification for school counselors and was recognized for promoting professional and ethical standards for both school and mental health counselors at the state and national levels. He served as president of the Washington State Psychological Association in 1968-69 and was initiator, cofounder, and first president of the Washington Mental Health Counselors Association in 1980. At that time he spearheaded the drive to obtain state licensing for mental health counselors.

Nugent received a Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship in 1982 to study counseling in Germany. After retirement he continued teaching part-time in WWU's psychology department; he also helped develop WWU's gerontology certificate program and taught courses in the extended-day program on the psychology of aging.

Karyn Dayle Jones, PhD, is an associate professor in counselor education at the University of Central Florida. She has 15 years of experience in the counseling profession. Jones has authored or coauthored several book chapters and refereed publications. She has given many international, national, and regional professional presentations in the field of counseling and counselor education. She is the past president of the Counseling Association for Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, a division of the American Counseling Association.

Jones is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Certified Reality Therapist, and she has worked as a counselor in mental health agencies, schools, and private practice. Jones received her MA in mental health counseling at Rollins College (1991) and her PhD in counselor education from the University of South Carolina (1996). She has clinical experience providing individual, group, and family counseling to children, adolescents, and adults for such issues as child abuse, substance abuse, and various DSM-IV-TR disorders.

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