The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession

Section I: PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION.1. The Counselor\'s Identity: What, Who, and How?2. The Counseling Professions Past, Present, and Future.3. Standards in the Profession: Ethics, Accreditation, Credentialing, and Multicultural/Social Justice Competencies.Section II: THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP I: THEORIES AND SKILLS.4. Individual Approaches to Counseling.5. Counseling Skills.Section III: THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP II: THE COUNSELOR WORKING IN SYSTEMS.6. Couples and Family Counseling.7. Group Work.8. Consultation and Supervision.Section IV: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSON.9. Development Across the Lifespan.10. Abnormal Development, Diagnosis, and Psychopharmacology.11. Career Development: The Counselor and the World of Work.Section V: RESEARCH, PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND ASSESSMENT.12. Testing and Assessment.13. Research and Evaluation.Section VI: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS IN COUNSELING.14. Theory and Concepts of Multicultural Counseling.15. Knowledge and Skills of Multicultural Counseling.Section VII: SELECT SPECIALITY AREAS IN COUNSELING.16. School Counseling.17. Clinical Mental Health Counseling.18. Student Affairs and College Counseling (Post-Secondary Counseling).Afterword: A LOOK TOWARD YOUR FUTURE: APPLYING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND FINDING A JOB.