Orientation to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professional Foundations, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (July 28, 2023) © 2024

  • Bradley T. Erford Peabody College at Vanderbilt University
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Orientation to the Counseling Profession provides a wealth of information on the foundational and emerging issues of the counseling profession. It includes coverage of advocacy and multicultural counseling, licensure, professional associations, ethical/legal issues, crisis prevention and intervention, consultation, supervision, outcome research and more. Diverse applications are shown across the life span, settings and specialties. Designed to provide future counselors with the most current professional training standards and practices, this comprehensive resource is precisely aligned to the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards.

The 4th Edition reflects the 2024 CACREP standards and the MPCAC and CAEP (ASCA SPA) professional accreditation and licensure standards. Current and innovative, it covers key issues and the most recent trends in practice.

Table of contents

Section 1: Foundations of Professional Counselor Identity

  1. Becoming a Professional Counselor: Philosophical, Historical, and Future Considerations: Bradley T. Erford and Gerta Bardhoshi
  2. Professional Counseling Organizations, Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation: Joshua C. Watson and Bradley T. Erford
  3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling: Lynn E. Linde and Bradley T. Erford
  4. Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling: Geneva M. Gray and Veronica Wanzer

Section 2: Counseling Processes and Approaches

  1. Theories of Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
  2. The Counseling Process: Donna S. Sheperis
  3. Counseling Microskills: Bradley T. Erford

Section 3: Client Issues and Advocacy

  1. Crisis Prevention and Intervention: Judith Harrington and Latofia Parker
  2. Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling: Catherine Y. Chang and Nadine E. Garner
  3. School, College, and Career Counseling: Nadine E. Garner
  4. Human Development throughout the Life Span: Bradley T. Erford
  5. Assessment, Case Conceptualization, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning: Bradley T. Erford
  6. Supervision and Consultation: Mark A. Young and Bradley T. Erford
  7. Advocacy Counseling: Being an Effective Agent of Change for Clients: Donna M. Gibson
  8. Advocating for the Counseling Profession: Bradley T. Erford

Section 4: The Effectiveness of Counseling

  1. Accountability in Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
  2. Outcomes Research in Counseling: Bradley T. Erford
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