Introduction to the Counseling Profession

by Capuzzi, David; Gross, Douglas R.

• ISBN13: 9780205410675
• ISBN10: 0205410677
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xii
Acknowledgments	xiv
Meet the Authors	xv
Meet the Editors	xxi
PART I COUNSELING FOUNDATIONS	1	(152)
CHAPTER ONE Early Historical Perspectives	3	(53)
HARRIET L. GLOSOFF, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education The University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
CHAPTER TWO The Helping Relationship	56	(19)
SUSAN E. HALVERSON, PH.D.
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education Portland State University Portland, Oregon
RUSSELL D. MIARS, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Portland State University Portland, Oregon
CHAPTER THREE Ethics and the Beginning Counselor: Being Ethical Right from the Start	75	(25)
MARK D. STAUFFER, M.S.
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
SHARON E. ROBINSON KURPIUS, PH.D.
Professor, Division of Psychology in Education Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
CHAPTER FOUR Research and Writing in Counseling	100	(23)
TERESA M. CHRISTENSEN, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Education Leadership, Counseling and Foundations University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana
CHAPTER FIVE Technology and Counseling	123	(30)
MELINDA HALEY, M.S., N.C.C.
Doctoral Student New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico
PART II COUNSELING SKILLS	153	(178)
CHAPTER SIX Individual Counseling: Traditional Approaches	155	(18)
BENEDICT T. MCWHIRTER, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
MONICA I. ISHIKAWA, M.ED.
Doctoral Student University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
CHAPTER SEVEN Individual Counseling: Brief Approaches	173	(20)
OLLA E. LEWIS, ED.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Portland State University Portland, Oregon
CHAPTER EIGHT Group Counseling	193	(24)
DAVID CAPUZZI, PH.D.
Johns Hopkins University Professor Emeritus, Portland State University Portland, Oregon
DOUGLAS R. GROSS, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
CHAPTER NINE Career Counseling	217	(23)
ELLEN HAWLEY MCWHIRTER, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
KAREN N. PAEZ, M.S.
Doctoral Student University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
CHAPTER TEN Counseling and Spirituality	240	(18)
PAUL T. CEASAR, ED.D.
Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Counselor Education Our Lady of Holy Cross College New Orleans, Louisiana
JUDITH G. MIRANTI, ED.D.
Professor and Dean, Division of Humanities and Education Our Lady of Holy Cross College New Orleans, Louisiana
CHAPTER ELEVEN Creative Approaches to Counseling	258	(28)
ANN VERNON, PH.D.
Professor and Coordinator, Counselor Education University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa
CHAPTER TWELVE Counseling Uses of Tests	286	(23)
LARRY C. LOESCH,PH.D.
Professor, Counselor Education University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
LINDA H. FOSTER, PH.D.
Middle School Counselor McAdoty High School Birmingham, Alabama
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Diagnosis in Counseling	309	(22)
LINDA SELIGMAN, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus, Counseling and Development George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia
PART III COUNSELING IN SPECIFIC SETTINGS	331	(50)
CHAPTER FOURTEEN School Counseling	333	(24)
SUSAN KEYS, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
ALAN G. GREEN, PH.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Counseling in Mental Health and Private Practice Settings	357	(24)
REBECCA T. BROWERS, ED.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington
PART IV COUNSELING SPECIAL POPULATIONS	381	(125)
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Counseling the Older Adult	383	(18)
DOUGLAS R. GROSS, PH.D. Professor Emeritus
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona
DAVID CAPUZZI, PH.D.
Johns Hopkins University Professor Emeritus Portland State University Portland, Oregon
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Counseling Couples and Families	401	(29)
CASS DYKEMAN, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Counseling Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients	430	(35)
JENNIE L. MILLER, PH.D.
Counselor Healing Plains Mental Health Chadron, NE
REESE M. HOUSE, ED.D.
Education Trust Readers Digest Foundation Washington, DC
CHAPTER NINETEEN Counseling People of Color	465	(19)
COURTLAND C. LEE, PH.D.
Professor and Coordinator, Counselor Education University of Maryland College Park, Maryland
BESSIE CHUANG, M.ED.
Assistant Director of Student Activities Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts
CHAPTER TWENTY Counseling Clients with Disabilities	484	(22)
MALACHY BISHOP, PH.D.
Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Counseling Program University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
HANOCH LIVNEH, PH.D.
Professor, Counselor Education Portland State University Portland, Oregon
ELIZABETH WOSLEY-GEORGE, PH.D.
Associate Professor, Counselor Education Portland State University Portland, Oregon
References	506	(47)
Index	553