An Introduction to the Profession of Counseling - Hardcover

Nugent, Frank A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0023885815 ISBN 13: 9780023885815

Publisher: Macmillan USA, 1994

Synopsis

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to professional counseling, a profession that helps individuals, groups, and families work through troubles arising from problems experienced in everyday life.  As with previous editions, this text's philosophical and theoretical orientation to counseling is based on a phenomenological, psychosocial, life-span developmental approach.  In this approach counselors help persons resolve or work through situational, developmental transitions and conflicts within a multicultural context.

 

Highlights of the new edition: 

The issue of technology and online counseling has been addressed in several chapters throughout the text.

A new section entitled "Counseling Activities" has been added to encompass the chapters describing the most common work activities of counselors.

A new chapter on consultation has been included focusing on consultation in schools, mental health agencies, and organizational settings.

Updated information on accreditation of training programs and licensing and certification requirements.

Updated discussion of professional, ethical, and legal issues in counseling to reflect the 2005 ACA Code of Ethics.

Updated material about the role of theories in guiding, evaluating and improving the practice of counseling.

Revised information about the profession of school counseling and added information about the ASCA National Model for school counseling programs.

About this title

Synopsis:

Offers beginning students an introduction to theories and techniques, and their applications to counselling services in elementary and secondary schools, colleges and the community.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0023885815
• ISBN 13: 9780023885815
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576