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Capuzzi / Gross, Introduction to the Counseling Profession, 5e (0205591779)
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 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:
o All chapters have been substantially updated, and nine (of 20) have been entirely rewritten by new authors, including those on helping relationships; spirituality; school counseling; counseling in mental health and private practice settings; counseling gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender clients; and questioning; bringing fresh perspectives and new dimensions to these topics.
o The chapter on working with people of color, now written by Courtland Lee, has been moved earlier in the book to reflect the importance of this topic.
o Websites have been added for each chapter to provide extended resources for further information.
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Synopsis
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 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.
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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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Synopsis
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 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 workingin 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.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
PART ONE: COUNSELING FOUNDATIONS
1 The Counseling Profession: A Historical Perspective
Harriet L. Glosoff
2 The Helping Relationship
Rochelle Moss
3. Counseling People of Color
Courtland C. Lee
4. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Counseling: What Beginning Counselors Should Know
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius, Sarah K. Dixon-Lyding, and Mark Stauffer
5. Research and Writing in Counseling
Teresa M. Christensen
6. Technology and Counseling
Melinda Haley, Jason Vasquez
PART TWO: COUNSELING SKILLS
7. Individual Counseling: Traditional Approaches
Benedict T. McWhirter, Jennifer J. Miesch
8. Individual Counseling: Brief Approaches
Rolla E. Lewis
9. Group Counseling
David Capuzzi, Douglas R. Gross
10. Career Counseling: Counseling for Life
Ellen Hawley McWhirter, Jeneka Joyce, Christina L. Aranda
11. Spirituality Counseling
Laura Simpson
12. Creative Approaches to Counseling
Ann Vernon
13. Counseling Uses of Tests
Linda H. Foster
14. Diagnosis in Counseling
Linda Seligman
PART THREE: COUNSELING IN SPECIFIC SETTINGS
15. School Counseling
Tamara Davis
16. Counseling in Mental Health and Private Practice Settings
Jane Rheineck
PART FOUR: COUNSELING SPECIAL POPULATIONS
17 Counseling the Older Adult
Douglas R. Gross, David Capuzzi
18. Counseling Couples and Families
Cass Dykeman
19. Counseling Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Clients
Donna Starkey, Jeannie Falkner
20. Counseling Clients with Disabilities
Malachy Bishop
References
Index