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

  • Bradley T. Erford

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Orientation to the Counseling Profession provides a wealth of information on the foundational and emerging issues of the counseling profession. It includes coverage of advocacy and multicultural counseling, licensure, professional associations, ethical/legal issues, crisis prevention and intervention, consultation, supervision, outcome research and more. Diverse applications are shown across the life span, settings and specialties. Designed to provide future counselors with the most current professional training standards and practices, this comprehensive resource is precisely aligned to the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards.

The 4th Edition reflects the 2024 CACREP standards and the MPCAC and CAEP (ASCA SPA) professional accreditation and licensure standards. Current and innovative, it covers trends in practice, key issues, and an enhanced focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in counseling.

Published by Pearson (July 28th 2023) - Copyright © 2024

ISBN-13: 9780139442100

Subject: Counseling

Category: Introduction to Counseling

Section 1: Foundations of Professional Counselor Identity

  1. Becoming a Professional Counselor: Philosophical, Historical, and Future Considerations: Bradley T. Erford and Gerta Bardhoshi
  2. Professional Counseling Organizations, Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation: Joshua C. Watson and Bradley T. Erford
  3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling: Lynn E. Linde and Bradley T. Erford
  4. Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling: Geneva M. Gray and Veronica Wanzer

Section 2: Counseling Processes and Approaches

  1. Theories of Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
  2. The Counseling Process: Donna S. Sheperis
  3. Counseling Microskills: Bradley T. Erford

Section 3: Client Issues and Advocacy

  1. Crisis Prevention and Intervention: Judith Harrington and Latofia Parker
  2. Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling: Catherine Y. Chang and Nadine E. Garner
  3. School, College, and Career Counseling: Nadine E. Garner
  4. Human Development throughout the Life Span: Bradley T. Erford
  5. Assessment, Case Conceptualization, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning: Bradley T. Erford
  6. Supervision and Consultation: Mark A. Young and Bradley T. Erford
  7. Advocacy Counseling: Being an Effective Agent of Change for Clients: Donna M. Gibson
  8. Advocating for the Counseling Profession: Bradley T. Erford

Section 4: The Effectiveness of Counseling

  1. Accountability in Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
  2. Outcomes Research in Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
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