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"This unique book offers readers a compilation of contemporary and cutting-edge theories to inform the way school counselors practice the art and science of school counseling. Readers will gain tremendous insight into each theory, helping with selection of a favorite theory or contribute to theoretical flexibility for the school counseling practitioner"--
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. This comprehensive text explores all aspects of creating and managing school counseling programs, with a focus on designing systems that work for all students. This accessible and inclusive guide to K-12 school counseling provides readers with a comprehensive exploration of delivery systems and the practical tools that professional school counselors need to design, implement, manage, and evaluate comprehensive, developmentally appropriate school counseling programs for all students. Aligned with the ASCA Competencies and CACREP 2009 Stand...
Part VI Creativity, Expressive Arts, and Play Therapy: Evidence-Based Strategies, Approaches and Practices with Youth, and Future Directions and Trends in Counseling Youth -- 14 Creativity, Expressive Arts, and Play Therapy -- 15 Strategies, Approaches, and Evidence-Based Practices -- 16 Future Directions and Trends in Counseling Children and Adolescents -- Index
Humanism is considered by many to be the foundation for the values and practices of counseling. This book explores and presents current counseling issues from a humanistic perspective, providing a valuable resource for counselors and therapists seeking effective approaches, founded on humanistic principles, to use in their practice. Each chapter describes the significance of a specific counseling issue, reviews the humanistic literature on this issue, discusses the theoretical model provided by a humanistic perspective, and concludes with applications and implications for practitioners. Situations considered include, among others, marital/couples counseling, multicultural counseling, and hea...
In Postmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling Issues, the effective treatment of issues such as trauma, addiction, eating disorders, unemployment, and couples counseling are illustrated with numerous case examples. Rich descriptions of the implementation of postmodern approaches and techniques make this text ideal for counselors, psychotherapists, and other helping professionals.
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the intersection of social class and the helping professions, including examinations of the role of social class in American culture, classism, social class and mental health, and the American Dream. It will be a valuable tool for practitioners in a variety of mental health professions, providing a clearer understanding of social class as it relates to themselves and their clients. The first section contains an introduction to the global, historical, and sociological aspects of class and an in-depth look at urban and rural poverty, the middle class, and the upper class and economic privilege. The reader will find not only an examination of th...
A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training, 2nd ed, covers all aspects of the practicum and internship experience, from the initial contact with supervisors to detailed descriptions of students’ different roles. Readers will gain both an awareness of the school culture and the understanding needed to develop an individualized philosophy of school counseling. Specific topics covered include popular counseling theories used by school counselors, strategies for working with special populations of students, understanding the school counselor's role in utilizing the 2012 National Model of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) including the inherent elements and themes, putting the ASCA ethical standards into practice, and administration of day-to-day tasks. Each chapter contains activities, case studies, worksheets, and images to facilitate understanding, and all material presented is consistent with both the accreditation standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the school counselor standards identified by the ASCA.
"The ASCA National Model reflects a comprehensive approach to the design, implementation and assessment of a school counseling program that improves student success. The publication defines the school counselor's role in implementation of a school counseling program and provides step-by-step tools to build each componenet of your school counseling program, including defining, managing, delivering and assessing. This fourth edition reflects current education practices, aligns with the ASCA Mindsets & Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student and the ASCA professional standards & competencies and assists school counselors in developing an examplary school counseling program"-[P. 4], Cover.
Challenging current definitions of trauma, this brief but comprehensive volume features significant new research and case studies looking at how regular exposure to subtle social discrimination in the form of microaggressions can, over time, elicit similar symptoms to severe trauma.
This is the only book on the market to provide comprehensive coverage of school counseling at the secondary school level. The text begins with a holistic and systemic examination and celebration of the student, examines education and secondary schools, and then uses the "Domains / Activities / Partners" model to structure a thorough exploration of how, why, and with whom school counseling services are structured.