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Professional Orientation to Counseling

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ISBN-10: 1560328517

ISBN-13: 9781560328513

Edition: 3rd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Larry C. Loesch, Nicholas Vacc

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Presented in this third edition are issues regarding ethics and legal issues, multicultural and diverse populations, individual and group counselling, assessment and appraisal, career development, and counselling theory and practice.
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Book details

List price: $89.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/6/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.21" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Preface to the Third Edition
The Counseling Profession
Professional Counseling
Professional Counseling: A Point of View
Specialities in Counseling
Differences Between Professional Counselors and Other Mental Health Specialists
Assumptions for Professional Counselors
The Professional Counselor as a Practitioner-Scientist
Summary
Core Knowledge Areas for the Professional Practice of Counseling
Human Growth and Development
Life Span Development
Nature Versus Nurture
The Psychoanalytic Perspective of Development
Social Learning Theory
Cognitive-Developmental Theory
Early Growth and Development
The Preschool Years
Development in Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood and Older Adults
Summary
Social and Cultural Foundations
Multicultural and Diverse Populations: Social and Cultural Issues Concerning Counselors
Cultural Diversity and the Counselor
Demographic Changes
Understanding Diversity
Characteristics Across Cultures
Biases Among Counseling Theories
Barriers to Effective Multicultural Counseling
Appreciating Differences and Similarities
Ethical Issues
Summary
Helping Relationships
Helping Skills
Therapeutic Constructs
Helping Skills Methods
Counseling Theory and Practice
Individual and Group Counseling
Theoretical Models
Summary
Consultation
The Consultant's Role
Consultation Versus Counseling
Models of Consultation
An Example of Individual Consultation
Counselors as Consultees
Summary
Group Counseling
Group Counseling: Working with Groups
Communication within Group Counseling
Group Process
Planning for Groups
Group Models
Ethical and Legal Issues
Summary
Career Development
Career Development and Counseling
Theories of Career Development and Counseling
Career Guidance, Education, and Counseling
Summary
Assessment and Appraisal
Assessment and Measurement
Traditional Assessment in Counseling
Assessment within Empirical Counseling
Summary
Research
Research in Professional Counseling
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Experimental Research Designs
Legal Aspects of Research
Ethical Aspects of Research
Computers and Research
Variables
Selecting Subjects
Research Questions and Hypotheses
Basic Statistics
Statistical Analyses
Needs Assessment and Program Evaluation
A Concluding Opinion
Professional Orientation
Evolution of the Counseling Profession
Summary
Legal Concerns in Counseling
Legal Concerns for Counselors
Criminal and Civil Liability
Legal Concerns for Clients
Legal Resources for Counselors
Summary
Ethical Concerns in Counseling
The Need for Ethical Standards
Professional Preparation for Ethical Practice
Overview of the 1995 ACA Ethical Standards
The NBCC Code of Ethics
Summary
Professionalism in Counseling
Professional Organizations for Counselors
Professional Credentials for Counselors
Developments in Counselor Credentialing
Counselors' Professional Development
Professional Contributions by Counselors
Summary
Professional Preparation of Counselors
Issues in Counselor Preparation
Standards of Preparation
Accreditation by Other Agencies
Summary
Trends in Professional Counseling
Trends in Settings Where Professional Counselors Work
Trends in Clientele with Whom Counselors Work
Conclusion
References
About the Authors
Index