Introduction to the Counseling Profession

Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. I. COUNSELING FOUNDATIONS. 1. The Counseling Profession: A Historical Perspective. 2. The Helping Relationship. 3. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Counseling: What Beginning Counselors Should Know. 4. Research and Writing in Counseling. 5. Counseling and Technology. II. COUNSELING SKILLS. 6. Individual Counseling: Traditional Approaches. 7. Individual Counseling: Brief Approaches. 8. Group Counseling. 9. Career Counseling: Counseling for Life. 10. Counseling and Spirituality. 11. Creative Approaches to Counseling. 12. Counseling Uses of Tests. 13. Diagnosis in Counseling. III. COUNSELING IN SPECIFIC SETTINGS. 14. School Counseling. 15. Counseling in Mental Health and Private Practice Settings. IV. COUNSELING SPECIAL POPULATIONS. 16. Counseling the Older Adult. 17. Counseling Couples and Families. 18. Counseling Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients. 19. Counseling Ethnic Minority Clients. 20. Counseling Clients with Disabilities. Index.