Essential Topics for the Helping Professional

Name: Essential Topics for the Helping Professional
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ISBN: 9780205414017

ISBN-10: 020541401X

ISBN-13: 9780205414017

Edition: 2008

Authors: Sheri Bauman

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Current Topics in Counselingprovides a comprehensive but concise overview of critical professional topics and treatment issues. nbsp;Students in helping profession programs including counseling and psychology learn skills and techniques, but often feel unprepared to deal with the specific and difficult issues clients bring to them.nbsp; This book gives students an overview of nine critical issues (sexual abuse, eating disorders, self-mutilation, suicide, substance abuse, grief and loss, sexual minority concerns, trauma and violence, and homelessness), including a definition and description of the problem and sections on prevalence, developmental issues and patterns, assessment strategies,…

Book details

List price: $72.40
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/31/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Every chapter includes a Case Study, a Note for School Counselors, a Summary, and Additional Resources, including films and fiction as well as scholarly resources


Every chapter covers the following topics


Definition and description of the problem


Prevalence


Developmental (age-related) influences


Assessment


Treatment options and considerations


Ethics


Diversity (including race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation) persons with disabilities



Sexual Abuse



Self-Mutilation



Eating Disorders



Sexual Minorities



Substance Abuse



Suicide



Trauma and Violence



Grief and Bereavement