Counseling Today: Foundations of Professional Identity

A unique new entrant into the counseling market, Counseling Today: Foundations of Professionalspeaks to the current generation of counseling students in ways they learn best–by using effective pedagogical aids, by presenting real life scenarios, and by tying content to MyHelpingLab, a powerful online resource. The authors have done a fantastic job of presenting information relative to today’s practice of counseling and have updated information on aspects of the field related to the practice of professional counseling in the 21stcentury. Based on what I have seen, there really are no areas of the book that would detract me from adopting it. Jeremy Linton (Indiana University, South Bend) Within every chapter, student will find innovative features: Fast Facts. These factoids help students immerse themselves in the world of counseling. The authors provide frequent facts to help students continuously contextualize what they are learning in the main body of the text. Words of Wisdom.Like Fast Facts, these items are scattered throughout the chapters to offer students helpful information that they will take away with them long after their course is complete. Spotlights OnMore in-depth than the Fast Facts and Words of Wisdom, this feature focuses on particular issues or people in the field of counseling. Counseling ControversyHere the authors highlight areas of current discussion in the profession such as “Should counselors engage in diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders?” Snapshots Here students will read about real counselors in relation to the topic of the chapter. MyHelpingLab offers: Access to a multitude of video clips from actual (unscripted) therapy sessions Case ArchiveA collection of professional cases, easily accessed by topic and course area,offering real-life perspectives on common issues and challenges faced in therapy. Career ExplorationsInteractive video interviews during which professionals help students learn more about possible career paths. Our professionals answer questions about what they do on a daily basis, detail how they got where they are today, discuss the challenges and rewards of their career, and offer advice to aspiring counselors. Assignable questions about the interviews allow instructors to assess their students’ understanding of future career paths. Licensing InformationA collection of links to state and national organizations enables students to quickly and easily access resources helpful in fulfilling their state licensing requirements.Darcy H Granello is the author of 'Counseling Today: Foundations of Professional Identity', published 2011 under ISBN 9780130985361 and ISBN 0130985368.