Synopses & Reviews
This ready-to-use resource provides the practical, nitty-gritty information and hands-on skills interns and practicum students need to successfully complete their clinical experiences–and proudly join the counseling profession with confidence. Designed to accompany students as they advance through practicum and internship, Clinical Experiences in Counseling helps bridge the gap from theory to practice at the most critical juncture of their training–practicum and internship. It covers the day-to-day elements of practice in agencies and schools that are often missing from the theory-based courses. Packed with case examples, self-assessments, activities, and “voices from the field, this resource orients clinical students to the field, while providing them with the day-to-day information they need, not only to survive, but to thrive.
Special focus on:
- Expectations and how to get the most out of the supervision process.
- Assessment and intervention with clients in danger and crisis.
- Wellness and developing healthy work and personal habits to carry through one’s entire career.
Readers see clearly how to:
- Apply the laws and ethics in everyday clinical practice.
- Work with special issues (neuropsych and psychopharmacology) and populations.
- Market and position oneself in the job market, with an eye toward growing/marketing a counseling practice after graduation.
Included In each chapter:
- Several self-assessment activities encouraging self-reflection and self-assessment on the concepts of the chapter.
- Voices from the Field features providing first-hand, in-the-trenches perspectives from counselors who have “been there and done that”.
- Realistic case examples challenging readers to apply knowledge and skills to realistic cases they are likely to encounter in the field.
Included are separate chapters on:
- Relationship building
- Goal setting
- Record keeping
- The integration of theory into practice
Synopsis
KEY BENEFIT Provides the practical, nitty-gritty information and hands-on skills interns and practicum students need to successfully complete their clinical experiences--and proudly join the counseling profession with confidence.
KEY TOPICS Integration of theory and practice, relationship building, goal setting, record keeping, expectations and getting the most out of the supervision process, assessment and intervention, wellness and developing healthy work and personal habits, applying law and ethics in everyday practice, work with special issues and populations, self assessment
MARKET Designed primarily for interns and practicum students. A resource they can use now and take with them into their careers
Synopsis
Clinical Experiences in Counseling gives interns and practicum students the practical, nitty-gritty information and skills they need to successfully complete their clinical experiences, and proudly join the counseling profession with confidence. Packed with case examples, self-assessments, activities, and “voices from the field,” it bridges the gap between theory and practice at the most critical juncture of their training—practicum and internship. Included is ready-to-use information on such critical topics as integrating theory and practice, building relationship, setting goals, record keeping, expectations and getting the most out of the supervision process, assessment and intervention, wellness and developing healthy work and personal habits, applying law and ethics in everyday practice, working with special issues and populations, self assessment, and more.
About the Author
Bradley T. Erford, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, LPC, LP, LSP, is the 2012-2013 President of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and a professor in the school counseling program of the Education Specialties Department in the School of Education at Loyola University Maryland. He has authored or edited more than 24 books. His research specialization falls primarily in development and technical analysis of psycho-educational tests and outcomes research and has resulted in the publication of more than 60 refereed journal articles, more than 100 book chapters, and 15 published tests. He has received numerous awards for his scholarship and service to the counseling profession from ACA and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), organizations within which he has held numerous leadership positions.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Matching Goals, Developing Skills and Getting the Most Out of Clinical Placements by Rachel M. Hoffman and Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 2: The Supervision Process by Catherine Y. Chang, Caroline O’Hara, and Lindy K. Parker
Chapter 3: The Many Details of a First Impression by Robin Wilbourn Lee, Jennifer Jordan, Kristi Gibbs, and Jeannine R. Studer
Chapter 4: Integrating Theory into Practice by Dana Heller Levitt, Alissa Darnell, Bradley T. Erford, and Ann Vernon
Chapter 5: Record Keeping: What to Include and What to Leave Out by James Jackson and Charlotte Daughhetee
Chapter 6: Putting Ethics and Law into Practice by Lynn E. Linde and Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 7: Special Populations and Issues by Victoria E. Kress and Matthew J. Paylo, and Nicole A. Adamson
Chapter 8: Multicultural Counseling and Its Multiple Applications by José A. Villalba
Chapter 9: Assessing and Intervening with Clients in Danger and Crisis by Linda Foster, Paul Hard, Laura L. Talbott, and Mary L. Bartlett
Chapter 10: Practicing Professional Responsibility by Stephanie G. Puleo, Charlotte Daughhetee, and Jason M. Newell
Chapter 11: Wrapping It Up by Nicole A. Adamson and Bradley T. Erford
Chapter 12: Other Pertinent Issues in Counseling Practice by Elisabeth Bennett
Chapter 13: Counselor Self-Care by Kerry Thon
Chapter 14: From Envisioning to Actualization: Marketing Yourself in the 21st Century
by Daniel S. Testa, Jessica A. Headley, and Nicole A. Adamson