The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession, 4th Edition

✍ Scribed by Edward S. Neukrug

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 719
• Edition: 4th
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Neukrug's comprehensive introductory text gives students an unparalleled look into the practicalities of the counseling profession by providing a broad overview of the field, including a firm foundation in the skills, theories, and day-to-day realities of the job. Thorough and research-based, the book presents the key concepts and material about the counseling profession with great clarity and insight, while keeping readers engaged through the many illustrative case examples and personal narratives. To ensure that students are thoroughly prepared to further their studies and careers, Neukrug has structured around the eight core CACREP curriculum areas, while enhancing his discussion with insightful coverage of salient topics surrounding such important issues as specializations within counseling, finding a counseling job, and future trends in counseling.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 19
SECTION I: Professional Orientation......Page 29
CHAPTER 1 The Counselor’s Identity: What, Who, and How?......Page 30
Guidance, Counseling, and Psychotherapy: Variations on the Same Theme?......Page 31
Comparison of Mental Health Professionals......Page 32
Professional Associations in the Social Services......Page 40
Characteristics of the Effective Helper......Page 45
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 53
The Counselor in Process: Personal Therapy and Related Growth Experiences......Page 54
Summary......Page 55
References......Page 56
CHAPTER 2 The Counseling Profession’s Past, Present, and Future......Page 60
Understanding the Human Condition: From Early Antiquity to the Present......Page 61
A Brief History of Related Helping Professions: Social Work, Psychology, Psychiatry......Page 62
The Counseling Profession: Its History and Trends......Page 69
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus: Learning from the Past, Moving toward the Future......Page 83
The Counselor in Process: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, and Embracing Paradigm Shifts......Page 86
Summary......Page 87
References......Page 88
CHAPTER 3 Standards in the Profession: Ethics, Accreditation, Credentialing, and Multicultural/Social Justice Competencies......Page 93
Ethics......Page 94
Accreditation......Page 108
Credentialing......Page 111
Multicultural/Social Justice Standards: Multicultural Counseling Competencies and Advocacy Competencies......Page 116
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus: Are the Competencies Research-Based?......Page 118
Summary......Page 119
References......Page 121
SECTION II: The Helping Relationship I: Theories and Skills......Page 125
CHAPTER 4 Individual Approaches to Counseling......Page 126
Why Have a Theory of Counseling?......Page 127
Four Conceptual Orientations to Counseling and Associated Theories......Page 129
Extensions, Adaptations, and Spinoffs of the Major Theories......Page 161
Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy (Eclecticism)......Page 165
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus: Bias in Counseling Approaches......Page 167
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 168
The Counselor in Process: Embracing a Theory but Open to Change......Page 170
Summary......Page 171
References......Page 172
CHAPTER 5 Counseling Skills......Page 177
The Counseling Environment......Page 178
Counseling Skills......Page 181
Conceptualizing Client Problems: Case Conceptualization......Page 196
Stages of the Counseling Relationship......Page 198
Theory, Skills, Stages, and Case Conceptualization: A Reciprocal Relationship......Page 202
Case Notes......Page 203
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus: Applying Skills Cross-Culturally......Page 204
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 205
Summary......Page 209
References......Page 211
SECTION III: The Helping Relationship II: The Counselor Working in Systems......Page 215
CHAPTER 6 Couples and Family Counseling......Page 216
Couples and Family Counseling: A Brief History......Page 217
View of Human Nature......Page 220
Key Concepts......Page 221
Models of Couples and Family Therapy......Page 228
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 242
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 244
The Counselor in Process: Understanding Our Client’s Family, Understanding Our Family......Page 247
Summary......Page 248
References......Page 249
CHAPTER 7 Group Work......Page 253
Groups: A Systemic Perspective......Page 254
Why Have Groups?......Page 255
The History of Group Work......Page 256
Defining Modern-Day Groups......Page 260
Comparing Psychoeducational, Counseling, and Therapy Groups......Page 264
The Use of Theory in Group Work......Page 265
Preparing for the Group......Page 270
The Stages of Group Development......Page 272
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 276
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 277
The Counselor in Process: Allowing Groups to Unfold Naturally......Page 279
Summary......Page 280
References......Page 281
CHAPTER 8 Consultation and Supervision......Page 285
Consultation......Page 286
Supervision......Page 298
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 308
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 309
Summary......Page 311
References......Page 313
SECTION IV: The Development of the Person......Page 317
CHAPTER 9 Development Across the Lifespan......Page 318
A Little Background......Page 319
Understanding Human Development......Page 320
A Brief Overview of Physical and Psychosocial Development in Childhood......Page 322
The Development of Knowing: Cognitive and Moral Changes in Childhood......Page 324
Adult Cognitive Development......Page 329
Lifespan Development......Page 333
Fowler’s Theory of Faith Development......Page 338
Other Developmental Theories......Page 340
Comparison of Developmental Models......Page 341
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 343
The Counselor in Process: Understanding Your Own Development......Page 344
Summary......Page 345
References......Page 347
CHAPTER 10 Abnormal Development, Diagnosis, and Psychopharmacology......Page 350
Why Study Abnormal Development, Diagnosis, and Medication?......Page 351
Personality Development and Abnormal Behavior......Page 353
Diagnosis and Mental Disorders: What Is DSM-IV-TR?......Page 365
Psychopharmacology......Page 372
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 376
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 377
The Counselor in Process: Dismissing Impaired Graduate Students......Page 380
Summary......Page 381
References......Page 383
CHAPTER 11 Career Development: The Counselor and the World of Work......Page 387
Some Definitions......Page 388
Is Career Development Developmental?......Page 389
Why Career Development and Career Counseling?......Page 390
A Little Bit of History......Page 391
Theories of Career Development......Page 392
Integrating Models of Career Development......Page 402
The Use of Career-Related Information......Page 404
Integrating Theory, Career Information, and Career Assessment......Page 409
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 410
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 412
The Counselor in Process: Career Development as a Lifespan Process......Page 414
Summary......Page 415
References......Page 416
SECTION V: Research, Program Evaluation, and Assessment......Page 421
CHAPTER 12 Testing and Assessment......Page 422
Why Testing and Assessment?......Page 423
A Little Background......Page 425
Types of Assessment Techniques......Page 426
Norm-Referenced, Criterion-Referenced, Standardized, and Non-Standardized Assessment......Page 434
Basic Test Statistics......Page 436
Test Worthiness......Page 442
Where to Find Tests and Assessment Techniques......Page 446
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 447
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 448
Summary......Page 452
References......Page 454
CHAPTER 13 Research and Evaluation......Page 457
Research......Page 458
Evaluation......Page 482
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 484
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 487
Summary......Page 488
References......Page 491
SECTION VI: Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling......Page 495
CHAPTER 14 Theory and Concepts of Multicultural Counseling......Page 496
What Is Multicultural Counseling?......Page 497
Why Multicultural Counseling?......Page 498
Some Definitions......Page 502
Political Correctness, or, Oh My God, What Do I Call Him or Her?......Page 506
Understanding Your Diverse Client: Conceptual Models......Page 507
Working with Diverse Clients in the Helping Relationship......Page 514
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 517
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 518
Summary......Page 521
References......Page 523
CHAPTER 15 Knowledge and Skills of Multicultural Counseling......Page 528
The Changing Face of America......Page 529
Understanding and Counseling Select Culturally Diverse Groups......Page 530
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 558
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues: Making Wise Ethical Decisions......Page 559
Summary......Page 560
References......Page 562
SECTION VII: Select Specialty Areas in Counseling......Page 569
CHAPTER 16 School Counseling......Page 570
What Is School Counseling?......Page 571
A History of School Counseling......Page 573
Roles and Functions of School Counselors: The ASCA National Model......Page 580
Theory and Process of School Counseling......Page 584
Settings for School Counselors......Page 587
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 591
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 595
The School Counselor in Process: Adapting to the Twenty-First Century......Page 599
Summary......Page 600
References......Page 601
CHAPTER 17 Clinical Mental Health Counseling......Page 607
What Is Clinical Mental Health Counseling?......Page 608
A History of Clinical Mental Health Counseling......Page 609
Roles and Functions of the Clinical Mental Health Counselor......Page 613
Theory and Process of Clinical Mental Health Counseling......Page 615
Settings Where You Find Mental Health Counselors......Page 616
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 627
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 628
Summary......Page 631
References......Page 633
CHAPTER 18 Student Affairs and College Counseling......Page 639
The History of Student Affairs......Page 640
Roles and Functions of Student Affairs Specialists......Page 642
Theories of Student Development......Page 646
Settings Where You Find Student Affairs Specialists......Page 649
Multicultural/Social Justice Focus......Page 655
Ethical, Professional, and Legal Issues......Page 658
Summary......Page 661
References......Page 663
AFTERWORD: A Look Toward Your Future: Applying for Graduate Programs and Finding a Job......Page 668
APPENDIX A: Multicultural Counseling Competencies......Page 675
APPENDIX B: Advocacy Competencies......Page 679
APPENDIX C: Assessment of Your Theoretical and Conceptual Orientations......Page 683
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 693
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 702