The Emerging Professional Counselor

by Hazler, Richard J.; Kottler, Jeffrey A.

• ISBN13: 9781556202445
• ISBN10: 155620244X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: Amer Counseling Assn

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Preface: Making This Book Work for You	xv
The Graduate Program That Fits You	1	(16)
Personal Motives and Professional Aspirations	1	(1)
Program Factors to Consider	2	(12)
Faculty	3	(1)
How Faculty Work Together	3	(1)
Time Availability	4	(1)
Racial, Gender, and Ethnic Diversity	4	(1)
Approach and Style Diversity	5	(1)
Philosophy	6	(1)
Diversity of Students and Ideas	7	(1)
Specialty Areas	8	(3)
Training Levels: Master's and Doctoral	11	(1)
Accreditation	12	(1)
Location	13	(1)
Class Times	13	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	14	(3)
Getting Accepted Into a Program	17	(12)
In Competition With Others	18	(1)
Selection Criteria	19	(5)
Test Scores	19	(1)
Grade Point Average (GPA)	20	(1)
Reference Letters	20	(1)
Autobiographical Statements	21	(1)
Work Experience	21	(1)
Interviews	22	(1)
Your Professionalism	23	(1)
Other Selection Criteria	24	(1)
When Things Do Not Work Out as You Had Hoped	24	(1)
Making Your Case for Admission	25	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	26	(3)
Program Quality and Your Professional Future	29	(14)
Program Accreditation	29	(3)
Core Content Areas	32	(6)
Human Growth and Development	33	(1)
Social and Cultural Foundations	33	(1)
Helping Relationship Skills and Group Work Skills	34	(2)
Career and Lifestyle Development	36	(1)
Appraisal	36	(1)
Research	37	(1)
Professional Orientation	38	(1)
Experiential Components	38	(1)
Academic Culminating Experiences	39	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	40	(3)
Early Decisions Related to Specialization	43	(10)
Personal Reflections on Competence	43	(1)
What Kind of Counselor Do You Want to Be?	44	(1)
What Counseling Specialties Are There?	45	(4)
Working With Children and Adolescents	46	(1)
Counseling Young Adults	47	(1)
Counseling Adults and Special Populations	47	(1)
Counseling Older Adults	48	(1)
Individual, Group, and Marriage and Family Counseling	48	(1)
Developing a Flexible Specialty	49	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	50	(3)
Solidifying Your Specialization	53	(8)
There Are Always More Classes to Take	53	(1)
Professional Involvement in Specialized Organizations	54	(1)
Specialization and Choice of a Quality Internship	55	(3)
Early Interviews	55	(1)
Sharing With an Adviser	56	(1)
Advanced Interviews	56	(2)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	58	(3)
Getting Off on the Right Foot	61	(16)
Troubling Issues You May Face	61	(4)
Take Initiative Early	65	(5)
Teach Your Family and Friends What to Expect	65	(1)
Balance Your Lifestyle Between Work and Play	66	(1)
Create a Private Place for Study Without Distractions	67	(1)
Establish Specific Times to Concentrate on Schoolwork	67	(1)
Create an Image of the Kind of Student You Want to Be	68	(1)
Build a Support Network	69	(1)
Find Out How the System Operates	69	(1)
Start a Journal	70	(1)
Meeting Social and Emotional Needs	70	(1)
Getting the Most From Your Faculty	71	(2)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	73	(4)
Strategies for Academic Success	77	(12)
Research Skills	77	(7)
Statistics	78	(1)
Computer Literacy	79	(1)
Research Papers	79	(1)
Theses and Dissertations	80	(3)
APA Format	83	(1)
The Master's Paper	84	(1)
Portfolios	85	(1)
Multiple-Choice Examinations	85	(1)
Take-Home Exams	86	(1)
Interpersonal Skills	87	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	87	(2)
Overcoming Some Difficult Personal Challenges	89	(18)
Dealing With Personal Issues	90	(2)
Need for Approval	92	(1)
Demands for Perfection Versus Nonperfection	93	(2)
The Problem of Perfection	93	(1)
The Nonperfectionist Model	94	(1)
Working Through Conflicts	95	(2)
Exploring Strengths and Weaknesses	97	(3)
Identify Personal Strengths That Lend Power to Your Counseling Interventions	98	(1)
Become Aware of the Personal Weaknesses That May Interfere With Your Ability to Remain Clearheaded and Appropriately Empathetic	98	(1)
Assess Areas in Your Personal Functioning That You May Wish to Upgrade	99	(1)
Monitor Continuously the Interactive Effects of Your Personal and Professional Functioning	100	(1)
Preventing Burnout	100	(4)
Boredom	102	(1)
Isolation, Abuse, and the Limits of Your Abilities	103	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	104	(3)
Supplementing Your Formal Education	107	(24)
Interviewing and Interacting With Professionals in Your Field	108	(3)
Volunteering to Support Professionals and Agencies	111	(2)
Finding and Using a Guide or a Mentor	113	(3)
Involvement in Professional Organizations	116	(2)
Experiencing Counseling as a Client	118	(3)
Acquiring Diversity Experiences	121	(1)
Keeping a Journal	122	(3)
Turning Experiences Into First Publications	125	(1)
Taking Advantage of Extensive Opportunities	125	(1)
Seeing Yourself in Print	125	(1)
Growing as a Professional	125	(1)
Gaining Recognition	126	(1)
Reading Novels	126	(1)
Traveling and Exploring Different Cultures	127	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	128	(3)
Strategies for Finding and Securing a Job	131	(20)
Clarifying Your Choices and Avoiding Misconceptions	131	(2)
Interview Practicing Counselors Early in Your Program	133	(1)
Attend as Many Conferences as You Can	134	(1)
Networking	135	(1)
Subscribe to Professional Publications	136	(1)
Scour the Internet	136	(2)
Be Geographically Mobile	138	(1)
Volunteer to Work Without Pay During a Trial Period	138	(1)
Start With the Less Desirable Job in the Right Place	139	(1)
Prepare a Compelling Resume	139	(2)
Write a Personalized Cover Letter	141	(1)
Be Your Professional Best at the Interview	141	(2)
Go After What You Want	143	(1)
Reframe Rejection	143	(1)
Get Feedback and Move Forward	144	(1)
Asking for References	145	(1)
Plan to Meet the Necessary Legal Requirements	146	(1)
Postpone Private Practice	147	(1)
Be Honest With Yourself	148	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	148	(3)
Is a Doctoral Program in Your Future?	151	(16)
Is a Doctoral Degree for You?	151	(1)
Why Might You Want a Doctorate?	152	(3)
Licensing	152	(1)
Third-Party Payments	153	(1)
Employment Opportunities	153	(1)
Status	154	(1)
Money	154	(1)
Learning and Growth	155	(1)
What Exactly Is a Doctoral Degree?	155	(2)
What Are the Differences in Doctoral Degrees?	157	(2)
Who Is Admitted Into Doctoral Programs?	159	(2)
How Do You Find the Program That Best Matches Your Needs?	161	(1)
How Difficult Are Statistics for the Nonstatistician?	162	(1)
What Should I Know About the Dissertation Process?	163	(2)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	165	(2)
The Transition From Student to Employed Professional	167	(16)
What Are the Differences?	167	(3)
Being a Leader Versus Being a Follower	167	(1)
Showing Initiative and Autonomy Versus Seeking Approval	168	(1)
Cooperating Versus Competing	168	(1)
Being an Expert Versus Being a Novice	169	(1)
Grieving the Loss of Graduate School	170	(1)
Recruiting a New Mentor	171	(1)
Adjusting to the Realities of Everyday Practice	172	(5)
Single-Counseling-Theory Allegiance	173	(2)
Politics and Power Struggles	175	(1)
Ethical Dilemmas for Which You Are Unprepared	176	(1)
The Pressures for More and More Education	177	(2)
Meeting Continuing Education Demands	178	(1)
Supervision as Education	178	(1)
Self-Study	178	(1)
Workshop Training	179	(1)
Being a Professional Counselor	179	(1)
Focus Activities: Making Personal Use of This Chapter	180	(3)
References	183	(2)
Appendix A: Professional Counseling Web Sites	185	(2)
Appendix B: Counseling Employment Search Web Sites	187