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A human being's development is a complex, multidimensional process,
one open to variations and variances. For professional counselors
to effectively serve those in need or provide preventative programs
fostering the development of wellness, understanding the intricate
nature of human development and the factors that impact that
development is vital. Facilitating Growth Through Lifespan
Development provides readers with a unique and illuminating review
of theories and research that describe and explain the lifespan,
including its normative tasks and progressions, and the challenges
and roadblocks that can be encountered. Readers gain a deeper
understanding of the interplay between one's biological foundations
and the physical-social-psychological environments in which an
individual's development plays out. The book is organized alongside
stages of development, transitioning from conception to death. Each
chapter presents theory and research depicting the unique
neurological and cognitive changes experienced during a particular
stage of development; normative changes in emotional and social
development; and conditions that reflect development "outside of
the norm" and invite mental health intervention and prevention
efforts. Throughout, cases and self-directed exercises foster
greater levels of reader engagement and practical application.
Featuring a novel approach to the subject, Facilitating Growth
Through Lifespan Development is an ideal textbook for courses and
programs in mental health counseling and human development.
Ethical Practice in the Human Services moves beyond addressing
ethical issues and principles to helping readers actually practice
ethical behavior through awareness of their personal morals,
values, and choices. With coverage of ethical standards from six
different associations, the text addresses ethical issues and
principles in social work, counseling, psychology, and marriage and
family therapy. Robust pedagogy includes case illustrations and
guided exercises to give readers a deeper understanding of the
underlying moral principles and values that serve as a foundation
for the various ethical codes.
A blueprint for doing clinical work in field experience, this
practical book aids students in developing their professional
identity on their journey toward becoming a counselor. Authors
Naijian Zhang and Richard D. Parsons help students integrate the
knowledge they learn across the curriculum by presenting a roadmap
of how to start, navigate, and finish a practicum or internship.
Throughout the book, coverage of CACREP standards, case
illustrations, exercises, and real-life examples create an
accessible overview of the entire transitioning process. Field
Experience is part of the SAGE Counseling and Professional Identity
Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP
(Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs).
The core text for counselor skill development, Becoming a Skilled
Counselor prepares students with the fundamental knowledge and
skills necessary to be effective helpers. Authors Richard D.
Parsons and Naijian Zhang explain the essentials of the counseling
relationship, the dynamic and intentional nature of the helping
process, the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate change
and the theories and research guiding the selection and application
of interventions. Uniquely focused on the process of counseling,
the authors' approach invites students to conceptualize clients
using a fluid and dynamic model rather than a linear, step-by-step
process. Each chapter is structured to reinforce concepts by first
introducing the key constructs and empirical support, then
providing application opportunities through detailed case
illustrations with dialogue transcripts and guided practice
exercises. The text emphasizes mindfulness, intentionality, ethics,
and reflection to aid counselors in their journey of self-discovery
and professional identity development. Becoming a Skilled Counselor
is the first book in Counseling and Professional Identity, a series
that targets the development of specific competencies identified by
CACREP (Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Programs).
Our ability to take time out to simply look inside and begin to
increase our awareness and familiarity with our strengths and
resources is a gift and an essential step to becoming more
self-reliant. In Connecting with the Expert Within: Re-Awakening to
Your Strength and Competence, author and practicing counselor
Richard D. Parsons guides you on a personal journey of
self-exploration and reflection to help you uncover the able and
capable individual at your core. You'll be challenged to reflect
upon times in the past when you've employed your resources,
talents, and personal strengths to thrive-and how you can leverage
those experiences and strengths to face new challenges, tasks, and
goals. You'll learn how to position yourself for positive growth,
build your self-confidence and self-efficacy, and transform your
visions into attainable goals. The book includes a number of
exercises that will help you tap into your inner expert and make
life-changing discoveries. Connecting with the Expert Within is a
self-affirming and inspirational book that teaches you how to apply
key concepts of positive psychology, resilience, and personal
growth to help you achieve your goals and experience a happier,
more fulfilled life.
Preparing for Your Licensing Exam: NCE and NCMHCE well prepares
future counselors to sit for their National Counselors Examination
and National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination. The
book not only helps readers cultivate physical and mental states
optimal for testing, it also reviews core concepts and competencies
that are likely to appear on the exams. The opening chapter
provides readers with a set of strategies and techniques to help
them review all they have learned and also facilitate the ability
to retrieve that information during testing. The following chapters
address key topics within the profession, including professional
orientation and ethics, lifespan development, social and cultural
diversity, career development theory and practice, theories and
techniques, group work and group counseling, assessment, research
and program evaluation, and professional development, identity, and
supervision. Each chapter features an introduction that identifies
competencies assigned by CACREP, NBCC, and NCMHCE and related to
the specific content area; descriptions of key theories, concepts,
and constructs; sample test questions for self-assessment; and
additional resources for further review. All chapters and testing
materials included in this text have been prepared by university
faculty who specialize in the topics covered in their chapter.
Preparing for Your Licensing Exam is an essential resource for any
future counselor preparing to take the NCE or NCMHCE.
'This should become a standard graduate school text for
up-and-coming school counselors. The author knows school
counseling, school counselors, and what school counselors face on a
daily basis. This book helps it all make sense, and makes it even
easier to grow as a counselor' - Gloria Avolio DePaul, Elementary
School Counselor, School District of Hillsborough County, Tampa, FL
The process of behavioural change often transcends any single
counselling methodology. However, successfully employing diverse
intervention strategies requires a coherent framework and an
integrated approach. Richard D. Parsons presents a
transtheoretical, or eclectic, model school counsellors can use to
evaluate student information, select the most effective
interventions from a variety of theories, and coordinate the
interventions with sequential steps for behavioral change.
Following the format of the companion books on behavioural,
cognitive, and solution-focused school counselling, this concise
text includes: - A reflective, meaning-making model as a basis for
effective school counseling - An introduction to the fundamental
principles of eclectic or transtheoretical practice - Clinical
illustrations of eclectic intervention strategies that promote
change - In-depth case studies and guided practice exercises Ideal
for individual study or for use in group development, this
practical guide allows new and less experienced practitioners to
grow from 'novice' to 'expert' through ample opportunities for
practice and feedback.
Recognizing that real-world school counselor practice rarely fits
into traditional models or timetables, Solution-Focused Counseling:
An Evidence-Based Approach for School Counselors provides readers
with evidence-based and effective interventions that work within
the realities of time-limited constraints. The text posits that
school counselor need to employ models of service that are
non-pathologizing in perspective, collaborative, and flexible in
approach and which engage students' strengths and previous
successes in coping. It offers readers greater insight into the
unique perspective and approach that is solution-focused counseling
to help future school counselors translate the theory into
practice. Each chapter includes a description of theoretical
constructs supported by research, case illustrations, analyses of
counselor actions and decision-making processes, and guided
practice exercises to bring the material to life. Individual
chapters address finding hope in the inevitability of change,
scaling, creative adaptations for younger students,
solution-focused small group and classroom application, and more. A
highly practical textbook with emphasis on application in the
school counseling setting, Solution-Focused Counseling is an ideal
resource for graduate-level programs and courses in school
counseling, as well as practitioners within the discipline.
Introduction to School Counseling: Becoming a Leader, Advocate, and
Change Agent introduces readers to the evolution of the role and
function of the school counselor and their emergence as leaders,
advocates, and collaborators in the provision of quality and
equitable education for all students. The primary goal of the text
is to provide readers with not only information but inspiration in
service of their developing professional identity as a school
counselor. Each chapter opens with a reflection from a school
counselor, which provides readers with valuable insight into the
lived experience of the school counselor. The chapters also employ
case illustrations and guided exercises to foster greater
understanding of the profession. Dedicated chapters explore the
unique dynamic and breadth of the role of the school counselor, how
to advocate for systemic change within school environments, ethical
standards and behavior, and multi-tiered systems of support.
Readers learn how to assist those with educational challenges,
address threats to socioemotional development, connect with parents
and caregivers, and better understand the nuances and requirements
for serving in elementary, middle, and high school environments.
Introduction to School Counseling is an inspiring and informative
resource for foundational courses in school counseling.
For those in the mental health professions, understanding the
nature and dynamics of groups goes well beyond simple curiosity.
Groups provide a platform, a medium, and a mode for facilitating
growth and development and alleviating and resolving life problems.
Understanding and Facilitating Group Process provides readers with
the foundational skills they need to competently and confidently
engage in and lead group work. The material reflects the knowledge
identified as fundamental to professional practice according to
2016 CACREP standards. The content and exercises within the text
provide readers with an understanding of the theoretical
foundations of group work; the dynamics of group process and
development; therapeutic factors; and the characteristics of
effective group leaders. Readers learn about types of groups and
other considerations that affect conducting groups in various
settings. Finally, the text presents ethical and culturally
relevant strategies for designing and facilitating a group.
Throughout, learning exercises clarify concepts and engage the
reader, and Takeaway for Counselors features provide readers with
reflections to guide professional practice. Illuminating and
essential, Understanding and Facilitating Group Process is an ideal
textbook for courses and programs in mental health counseling.
Intervention and Prevention Strategies That Work: Empirically
Supported Approaches to Multitiered School Counseling Services
assists current and future counselors in the selection and
employment of effective intervention and prevention strategies. The
text features a collection of compelling and enlightening studies,
which serve to provide readers with a sound basis for the design
and application of evidence-based solutions. The interventions
highlighted throughout the text are supported by methodologically
and statistically proven research that ranges from randomized,
controlled studies to single-subject case studies and clinical
illustrations. Section I provides an overview of the need and value
of evidence-based practice in a multitiered approach to school
counseling. Sections II and III introduce techniques and strategies
that have proven effective when working with students facing
challenges related to academic success and social development,
including motivational deficits, distractibility, bullying,
prejudice, unhealthy peer relationships, and more. The final
section discusses proven approaches for working with students who
experience anxiety, stress, identity issues, grief, and suicidal
ideation. Highly practical and relevant in nature, Intervention and
Prevention Strategies That Work is an exemplary resource for
practicing and future school counselors.
As the need for mental health services increases dramatically, the
need for competent, effective counselors has risen in tandem.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling: An Introduction to the
Profession and Practice provides future counselors with a clear,
focused orientation to the field. The text helps readers understand
the evolution of the role of the mental health counselor and the
value served by those within the profession. The book's primary
focus is on fostering the development of the reader's professional
identity as a clinical mental health counselor. Section I of the
text reviews the history and foundation of the profession and
highlights the factors that make mental health counseling unique
among mental health professionals. In Section II, readers are
introduced to the theories and models that guide mental health
counselors' practice in case conceptualization and treatment
formulation. Section III examines the various roles, settings, and
populations served by clinical mental health counselors. The final
section discusses those elements that come together to make
clinical mental health counseling a profession. Clinical Mental
Health Counseling is designed to align with contemporary CACREP
competency standards and features coverage of best practices,
current laws and regulations, and the impact of technology on
practice delivery. The book is ideal for foundational courses in
clinical mental health counseling.
The Counselor as Practitioner-Researcher: A Practical Guide to
Research Methods is designed to help readers integrate a
researcher's perspective and research methodology into their
professional practice. Approaching practice as a
practitioner-researcher not only facilitates the gathering of data
and the drawing of useful conclusions, but also results in more
ethical and effective practice decisions. Section I provides
readers with an overview of the need and value of research in
support of the counseling profession and as a basis for sound and
successful practice decisions. In Section II, the fundamentals of
quantitative, qualitative, and mixed designs are reviewed. Section
III highlights specific designs and their value to the counselor as
practitioner-researcher, including between group, within subject,
action research, and case study designs. The text concludes with an
extensive case illustration of counselor research and the steps
necessary to developing a specific research plan. The Counselor as
Practitioner-Researcher assists those in training and those in
practice to not only become informed consumers of research, but
also "doers" of research as it guides their practice decisions,
affords measures of accountability, and supports program
evaluation.
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