The professional counselor's desk reference

"This award-winning, bestseller reference for professional counselors and graduate students is extensively updated and expanded to encompass critical developments that are immediately relevant to the counseling professions, including the 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics, CACREP/CORE accreditation standards, the updated DSM-5, the Affordable Care Act, and many other important changes. It reflects the ongoing consolidation of a strong identity for professional counselors and the need to address mental health and other counseling concerns amid marked sociocultural changes. The only resource of its kind, it is an extremely useful guide for counseling students working toward licensure and certification as well as experienced counselors, counselor educators, clinical supervisors, psychologists, and social workers."--Back cover.

The identity of professional counselors -- Professional, ethical, and practice management issues in counseling -- Case management and consultation issues -- Multicultural counseling issues -- Counseling theories and techniques -- Career counseling and human growth and development -- Assessment and diagnosis -- Counseling couples, families, and groups -- Counseling specific populations -- Contemporary issues in counseling.

Foreword / Gerald Corey, EdD -- A Tribute to Jane E. Myers: A Pioneer in Wellness and a Leader in the Counseling Profession / Thomas J. Sweeney, PhD, LPC -- Introduction -- SECTION A. THE IDENTITY OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS : 1. A Brief History of Counseling and Specialty Areas of Practice / Michael J. Leahy, Eniko Rak, and Stephen A. Zanskas -- 2. The Roles and Functions of Professional Counselors / Julie Chronister, Chih-Chin Chou, and Fong Chan -- 3. What Practitioners Need to Know About Professional Credentialing / Vilia M. Tarvydas, Michael T. Hartley, and Michael Gerald -- 4. Clinical Supervision Within Counseling Practice / James T. Herbert -- SECTION B. PROFESSIONAL, ETHICAL, AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN COUNSELING : 5. Tools and Strategies for Deve…