Helping Professions

Set students up for success in their courses and careers

Digital solutions for helping professions courses

Discover the impact of engaging resources paired with world-class content.

Pearson+

Empower students to choose how they learn best with eTextbooks and authentic clinical videos, available in Pearson+.

Learn more about eTextbooks

Authentic integrated videos

Provide real-world context with authentic clinical videos integrated within many Pearson+ eTextbook titles.

Watch a video

LMS-Compatible Assessment Bank

Streamline assignments and grading using a packaged file including quizzes, application exercises and chapter tests. 

Visit your title’s product page to download the assessment bank

Get the eTextbook experience

See all that is offered in the eText, including real classroom videos.

Watch this video

Explore the latest in counseling 

Stay current with up-to-date topics, scientific data, and examples from field-leading authors. 

View titles

Featured titles for helping professions courses

Respected authors deliver trusted content, backed by the latest research and methods in counseling, social work, and communication disorders.

cover art for The Life Span, 6th Edition

The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals, 6th Edition

Broderick & Blewitt

A comprehensive exploration of human development offers perspectives that can translate into professional best practices for future professionals in education, counseling and social work.

View details

Foundations of Addictions Counseling, 5th Edition

Capuzzi & Stauffer

Explore research-based, real-life techniques in 20 areas of focus in substance use and addictions counseling.

View details

Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Case Approach, 5th Edition

Nancy L. Murdock

Connect psychotherapy and counseling theory to modern-day practice using case studies and applied examples.

View details

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling, 7th Edition

Remley & Herlihy

A case-based approach examines the counseling profession from both an ethical perspective and a legal viewpoint.

View details

Fundamentals of Phonetics: A Practical Guide for Students, 6th Edition

Small & Lee

This introduction helps students gain the skills needed to perform transcriptions using the international Phonetic Alphabet.

View details

Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques, 8th Edition

Mark E. Young

Teach the art of helping using a relationship-focused approach.

View details

Orientation to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professional Foundations, 4th Edition

Bradley T. Erford

Reflects current CACREP, MPCAC and CAEP (ASCA SPA) standards as well as new trends and issues in counseling practice. 

View details

Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention, 4th Edition

Jackson-Cherry & Erford

Features new content on preparedness and responses in schools; technological and distance counseling; and more. 

View details

Explore titles for helping professions.

Let’s connect

You can count on your Pearson representative to help you find best-in-class solutions to ensure you’re achieving all your classroom goals. Connect with us to request a product demo, receive sample materials for your courses, and more.

Connect with a Pearson representative

Webinars & events

Access live webinars and on-demand recordings from Pearson authors and experts in the field.  

The Relationship is the Best Evidence-Based Technique

Join Dr. Mark Young of University of Central Florida for a discussion on  the most powerful technique in the armamentarium of the professional counselor: developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship.

Recorded: Read More
Duration: 30 minutes

Explore all webinars

Teaching & learning blogs

Be part of the conversation and discover current insights, trends and research that impact teaching and learning.  

Sorry, there are no blog posts to display.

Explore all blogs

Higher ed resources by discipline

Browse resources for all disciplines