Introduction to the Counseling Profession
by Capuzzi, David; Gross, Douglas R.Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-01-01
Publisher(s): Allyn & Bacon
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Summary
Introduction to the Counseling Professionis unique in both format and content. This co-edited/co-authored text comprises 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. This new edition meets the professional orientation standards outlined by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and helps readers begin preparing for the NCE Exam.This text provides readers with the solid foundation needed to begin a career in the helping professions. Chapters offer comprehensive overviews 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.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vi |
| Acknowledgments | p. viii |
| Contributors | p. ix |
| Meet the Editors | p. ix |
| Meet the Authors | p. x |
| Counseling Foundations | p. 1 |
| The Counseling Profession: Historical Perspectives and Current Issues and Trends | p. 3 |
| The Helping Relationship | p. 57 |
| Counseling People of Color | p. 82 |
| Ethics and the Beginning Counselor: Being Ethical Right from the Start | p. 104 |
| Research and Writing in Counseling | p. 130 |
| Technology and Counseling | p. 156 |
| Counseling Skills | p. 187 |
| Individual Counseling: Traditional Approaches | p. 189 |
| Individual Counseling: Brief Approaches | p. 211 |
| Group Counseling | p. 236 |
| An Introduction to Career Counseling | p. 263 |
| Counseling and Spirituality | p. 292 |
| Creative Approaches to Counseling | p. 314 |
| Counseling Uses of Tests | p. 349 |
| Diagnosis in Counseling | p. 373 |
| Counseling In Specific Settings | p. 395 |
| Professional School Counseling | p. 397 |
| Counseling in Mental Health and Private Practice Settings | p. 421 |
| Counseling Special Populations | p. 445 |
| Counseling the Older Adult | p. 447 |
| Counseling Couples and Families | p. 469 |
| Counseling Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Clients | p. 501 |
| Counseling Clients with Disabilities | p. 530 |
| Index | p. 559 |
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