Full Description
Beginning counseling students get a comprehensive, user-friendly, real-world look at all aspects of the field of clinical mental health counseling in this popular text. Here the authors combine an insightful introduction to the foundations with a first-hand look at the many roles and functions clinical mental health counselors perform, the variety of settings in which they work, and how that work differs from one client population to another. The focus is on approaches that promote prevention, early intervention, wellness, and advocacy and take into account the client, the environment, and the interaction between the two. Included in this Fourth Edition of Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Community and Agency Settings is new information on professional identity; the effects of today's technological changes, such as cyber bullying and social networking; holistic perspectives; biopsychosocial assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning; counseling in today's diverse society; counseling in college and university settings; suicide assessment and intervention; counseling older adults; and more.
Contents
Part 1 Historical and Professional Foundations of clinical mental health Counseling Chapter 1 Historical Overview of the Counseling Profession Chapter 2 Professional Identity Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Counseling Chapter 4 Clinical Mental Health Counseling in a Diverse Society Part 2 Roles and Functions of Clinical Mental Health Counselors Chapter 5 The Counseling Process Chapter 6 Client Assessment and Diagnosis Chapter 7 Holistic Approaches to Clinical Mental Health Counseling Chapter 8 Mental Health Consultation, Advocacy, Client Outcome Evaluation, and Program Evaluation Chapter 9 Suicide Assessment and Intervention, Crisis and Disaster Response, Managing Stress, and Avoiding Burnout (Deborah W. Newsome & James D. Raper) Part 3 Working with Specific Populations Chapter 10 Working with Groups Chapter 11 Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling Chapter 12 Counseling Adults Chapter 13 Counseling Children and Adolescents Part 4 Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Settings and Services Chapter 14 Community Agencies, Medical Settings, and Other Specialized Clinical Settings Chapter 15 College and University Settings, Career Counseling, Coaching (Deborah W. Newsome & Kavitha Dharmalingam) Chapter 16C Employee Assistance Programs, Private Practice, and Managed Care Appendix American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2005) references Name Index Subject Index
