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Introduction to the Counseling Profession, 4/E
David Capuzzi, Johns Hopkins University; Professor Emeritus, Portland State University
Douglas R. Gross, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University

ISBN-10: 0205410677
ISBN-13: 9780205410675

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2005
Format: Cloth; 600 pp
Published: 08/02/2004

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This introductory text is perfect for students taking their first course in counseling who are trying to determine if they are well matched to the counseling profession.

Introduction to the Counseling Profession is unique both in its format and in its content. This edited text is comprised of state-of-the-art information by recognized experts in their respective areas of counseling. The content provides an excellent overview of the history and foundational aspects of counseling including legal aspects, the importance of the helping relationship, basic skills, requirements for working in specific settings, and the expertise needed for working with special populations. This new edition meets the professional orientation standards outlined by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and helps students begin preparing for the NCE Exam.

  • Provides an orientation to the profession of counseling and can be used by CACREP-accredited and CACREP-equivalent programs to help meet the professional orientation standard.
  • State-of-the-art information written by experts from all over the U.S. provides readers with a multi-dimensional perspective.
  • Unique content coverage:

    • A comprehensive history of the counseling profession (Ch. 1).

    • A chapter devoted to brief therapies (Ch. 7).

    • A chapter focused on diagnosis and treatment planning (Ch. 13).

    • Chapters 14 & 15 take a comprehensive look at both school and mental health counseling.

    • A chapter devoted to rehabilitation counseling (Ch. 20).

    • A number of chapters that discuss counseling special populations (Section IV).

  • Provides a realistic view of the role of the professional and the personal and professional demands the practitioner faces.
  • Addresses such topics as research and writing in counseling (Ch. 4), technology and counseling (Ch. 5), and spirituality counseling (Ch. 11).

  • Includes updated information regarding the legal and ethical issues in Counseling (Ch. 3).
  • Presents new information on the role technology plays in counseling.
  • Includes expanded coverage of diversity issues, providing readers with the information they need to work with various populations.
  • Provides students with helpful information on professional organizations and refereed journals in the profession (Ch. 1).



Preface.


Acknowledgments.


Contributors.

I. COUNSELING FOUNDATIONS.

 1. The Counseling Profession: A Historical Perspective.

 2. The Helping Relationship.

 3. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Counseling: What Beginning Counselors Should Know.

 4. Research and Writing in Counseling.

 5. Counseling and Technology.

II. COUNSELING SKILLS.

 6. Individual Counseling: Traditional Approaches.

 7. Individual Counseling: Brief Approaches.

 8. Group Counseling.

 9. Career Counseling: Counseling for Life.

10. Counseling and Spirituality.

11. Creative Approaches to Counseling.

12. Counseling Uses of Tests.

13. Diagnosis in Counseling.

III. COUNSELING IN SPECIFIC SETTINGS.

14. School Counseling.

15. Counseling in Mental Health and Private Practice Settings.

IV. COUNSELING SPECIAL POPULATIONS.

16. Counseling the Older Adult.

17. Counseling Couples and Families.

18. Counseling Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients.

19. Counseling Ethnic Minority Clients.

20. Counseling Clients with Disabilities.

Index.

    Unique in both format and content, Introduction to the Counseling Profession comprises a state-of-the-art overview of counseling by recognized experts in their respective fields.

     

    This introductory text provides an excellent overview of the history and foundational concepts of counseling, including the importance of the helping relationship, basic skills, requirements for working in specific settings, legal aspects, and the expertise needed for working with special populations. This new edition meets the professional orientation standards outlined by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and helps students begin preparing for the NCE Exam.

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Introduction to the Counseling Profession is unique both in its format and in its content. This co- edited/co-authored text is comprised of state-of-the-art information by recognized experts in their respective areas of counseling. The content provides an excellent overview of the history and foundational aspects of counseling including legal aspects, the importance of the helping relationship, basic skills, requirements for working in specific settings, and the expertise needed for working with special populations. This new edition meets the professional orientation standards outlined by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and helps students begin preparing for the NCE Exam.

New to This Edition:

  • Includes updated information regarding the legal and ethical issues in Counseling (Chapter 3).
  • Presents new information on the role technology plays in counseling.
  • Includes expanded coverage of diversity issues, providing readers with the information they need to work with various populations.
  • Provides students with helpful information on professional organizations and revered journals in the profession (Chapter 1).

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