Full Description
Counseling in Schools by John J. Schmidt provides critical information about the school counseling profession and the leadership role professional counselors have in today's schools. Widely popular in its previous edition, the book traces the development of school counseling, presents contemporary roles and functions for school counselors, and explores future possibilities for the profession. Included are a variety of resources to help counseling students and professionals seeking information about the nature of school counseling services deal effectively with the roles and functions the job today, and explore possibilities for the profession tomorrow, among them: case studies; exercises; samples of program designs for elementary, middle, and high school counseling centers; a look at the ASCA National Model® and other approaches; and much more.
Contents
Brief Table of Contents
1. The School Counseling Profession
2. Diverse Students, Communities, and Schools
3. The School Counselor and Program Leadership
4. Comprehensive School Counseling Programs
5. Services of a Comprehensive Program
6. Program Development
7. Individual Counseling and Group Processes
8. Collaboration and Consultation
9. Student Assessment
10. Educational and Career Development
11. Evaluation of School Counseling Programs
12. Professional Ethics and Legal Issues
13. School Counseling Today and Tomorrow
References
Author Index
Subject Index
