Full Description
This book contains 156 personal, heart-warming, and often humorous vignettes from one of the most productive leaders and authors in the field. Readers get a firsthand look at Dr. Samuel Gladding's successes and setbacks from childhood to older adulthood in 17 sections covering significant life milestones, such as family-of-origin influences; education; peer relationships; skill acquisition; professional growth, rejection, happenstance, and achievement; clinical challenges; multicultural competence; and life and career transitions. The process of becoming a counselor is demystified and humanized, making this is an excellent resource for practicum and internship classes.
Published by the ACA Foundation.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
The World Into Which I Was Born
Section One: Becoming During Childhood (Birth to Age 11)
Section Two: Becoming During Adolescence (Ages 12 to 18)
Section Three: Becoming as a Young Adult
Section Four: Becoming Oriented to the Counseling Profession
Section Six: Becoming Skilled in Processes
Section Seven: Becoming Through the Power of Words
Section Eight: Becoming Through Creativity
Section Nine: Becoming Through Multiculturalism and Spirituality
Section Ten: Becoming Through Connections
Section Eleven: Becoming Skilled in Working With Groups, Couples, and Families
Section Twelve: Becoming a Lifelong Learner
Section Thirteen: Becoming an Academic
Section Fourteen: Becoming a Family Man
Section Fifteen: Becoming a Leader
Section Sixteen: Becoming More Aware of Issues in Counseling
Section Seventeen: Becoming Amid Transitions and Endings
Epilogue
Appendix A: A Concise History of My Life
Appendix B: Notes
