Handbook of counseling and counselor education / edited by Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adekson, Mary Olufunmilayo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling.

Counselors--Training of.

Counselors.

Counseling--Study and teaching.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (541 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Biography/History:

Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson, PhD, is a retired counselor educator. Mary has authored two books, a book chapter, and articles related to traditional healing and counseling. She is the CEO of Faith Diversity Consulting.

Summary:

This comprehensive handbook provides counselors in training, counselor educators, and professional counselors with the latest information on major contemporary issues impacting the field. The design of the book is both conceptual and practical, reflecting current trends and issues from the perspective of expert counselor educators, and provides an up-to-date discussion of the importance of multicultural awareness and skills. The book is split into helpful sections covering a range of areas including social and cultural diversity, neuroscience, risk prevention in counseling, writing and publishing research, and career development. Grounded in contemporary research and aligned with the 2016 CACREP core content areas, the Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education is an indispensable resource for both graduate-level trainees and professional counselors alike.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Overview of Pertinent Issues Discussed in Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education

Section I Professional Orientation and Ethical Practices

1 Professional Practice: Gaining Clinical Expertise for Practicum, Internship, and Post-Graduation Experiences

2 Finding Your Professional Niche: Getting Involved in Professional Organizations and Honor Societies

3 Obtaining a License to Practice Counseling

4 Specialty Certifications in Professional Counseling

5 Developing and Practicing Aspirational Ethics: A Paradigm Shift

6 Technology in Counselor Education: Implications for Teaching, Supervision, and Clinical Counseling

7 Contemporary Employment in Counseling and Future Trends

8 Professional and Career Development for Counselor Education: Strategies for an Effective Job Search

Section II Social and Cultural Diversity

9 Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills

10 Preparing Counselors Across Cultures

11 Religion, Spirituality, and Counseling Psychology

12 Issues Related to Advocacy and Social Justice in Counseling and Counselor Education

Section III Human Growth and Development

13 Basic Concepts of Neuroscience in Counseling and Counselor Education

14 Early Development and Trauma Within the Culture of Children: Teaching Counselors in Training to Understand the Effects of Trauma and Its Misdiagnosis

15 The Importance of Incorporating Knowledge of Trauma Remediation Modalities into Counselor Education and Practice

16 The Counselor's Role in Fostering Emotional and Cognitive Development Across the Life Span

Section IV Career Development

17 Career Counseling Decision-Making Protocols

18 Career Theories in Counseling

Section V Assessment and Testing in Counseling.

19 Assessment and Testing: Perspectives for Counseling and Counselor Education

Section VI Risk Prevention in Counseling

20 Risk Management and Resilience in Counseling

21 A Most Unnecessary End: Identifying and Preventing Suicidal Behavior

Section VII Group Work

22 Group Counseling Strategies, Dynamics, Theories, and Practices

23 Culturally Competent Group Leadership: Research and Practice

Section VIII Research and Program Evaluation

24 Writing and Presenting Research

25 Literature Review in Counseling Research

26 Applying For and Securing Grants

27 Publishing Research

Section IX Supervision in Counseling and Counselor Education

28 Supervision as a Counseling Tool Kit

Section X Counseling and Helping Relationships

29 Highlights of Major Theories of Counseling

30 Developing a Personal Theoretical Orientation to Counseling

31 Theoretical Notions in Contemporary Counseling Practice

Editor Biography

Contributor Biographies

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

1-351-16420-1

9781351164207

1-351-16418-X

9781351164184

1-351-16419-8

9781351164191

OCLC:

1096233869