The World of a Counselor An Introduction to the Counseling Profession (with InfoTrac)

by Neukrug, Edward S.

• ISBN13: 9780534549503
• ISBN10: 0534549500
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-09
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

I. PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION. 1. The Counselor's Identity: What, Who, and How? 2. A History of the Counseling Profession. 3. Standards in the Profession: Ethics, Accreditation, and Credentialing. II. THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP I: THEORIES AND SKILLS. 4. Individual Approaches to Counseling. 5. Counseling Skills. 6. Family Counseling. 7. Group Work. III. THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP II: THE COUNSELOR WORKING IN SYSTEMS. 8. Consultation and Supervision. IV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSON. 9. Development Across the Lifespan. 10. Abnormal Development, Diagnosis, and Psychopharmacology. 11. Career Development: The Counselor and the World of Work. V. RESEARCH, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND APPRAISAL. 12. Testing and Assessment. 13. Research and Evaluation. VI. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS IN COUNSELING. 14. Theory and Concepts of Multicultural Counseling. 15. Knowledge and Skills of Multicultural Counseling. VII. YOUR FUTURE IN THE COUNSELING PROFESSION: CHOOSING A SPECIALITY AREA, FINDING A JOB, AND TRENDS IN THE FUTURE. 16. School Counseling. 17. Community Agency Counseling. 18. Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education. 19. Going to Graduate School, Getting a Job. 20. A Look Toward the Future.

Table of Contents

I

PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION

1. The Counselor's Identity: What, Who, and How? 2

A History of the Counseling Profession

3. Standards in the Profession: Ethics, Accreditation, and Credentialing

II

THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP I: THEORIES AND SKILLS

4. Individual Approaches to Counseling

5. Counseling Skills

6. Family Counseling

7. Group Work

III

THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP II: THE COUNSELOR WORKING IN SYSTEMS

8. Consultation and Supervision

IV

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSON

9. Development Across the Lifespan

10. Abnormal Development, Diagnosis, and Psychopharmacology

11. Career Development: The Counselor and the World of Work

V

RESEARCH, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND APPRAISAL

12. Testing and Assessment

13. Research and Evaluation

VI

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS IN COUNSELING

14. Theory and Concepts of Multicultural Counseling

15. Knowledge and Skills of Multicultural Counseling

VII

YOUR FUTURE IN THE COUNSELING PROFESSION: CHOOSING A SPECIALITY AREA, FINDING A JOB, AND TRENDS IN THE FUTURE

16. School Counseling

17. Community Agency Counseling

18. Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education

19. Going to Graduate School, Getting a Job

20. A Look Toward the Future