The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference
The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference
Editor/Author
Stebnicki, Mark A.
Publication Year: 2015
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-0-82-617181-8
Category: Psychology
Image Count:
11
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The second edition offers a unique interdisciplinary approach inclusive across all counseling disciplines and features contributions from over 110 highly regarded experts in counselor education, research, and practice.
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Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- 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
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 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 Developing Your Own Counseling Private Practice - Norman C. Dasenbrook
- 6. Raising the Bar: New Concepts in the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics - David M. Kaplan
- 7. A Synopsis of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Affordable Care Act - Blanca Robles
- 8. Contracting Strategies With Managed Care and Other Agencies - Robert J. Walsh
- 9. The Electronic Health Record and the Mental Health Professional - Robert James Campbell
- 10. Managing Risk in Ethical and Legal Situations - Sara P. Johnston, Vilia M. Tarvydas, and Maggie Butler
- 11. Professional Disclosure in Counseling - Lloyd R. Goodwin, Jr.
- 12. Clinical Supervision of Rehabilitation Counselors - James T. Herbert
- SECTION C. Case Management and Consultation Issues
- 13. Conducting an Intake Interview - Gail Mears
- 14. Resource Brokering: Managing the Referral Process - William Crimando
- 15. How to Develop Treatment Plans - Gail Mears
- 16. Enhancing Client Return After the First Session, and Alternatively Dealing With Early Termination - Irmo Marini
- 17. Effective Use of Therapeutic Homework Assignments - Nancy A. Pachana and Nikolaos Kazantzis
- 18. Community-Based Rehabilitation: Context for Counseling - Michael J. Millington
- SECTION D. Multicultural Counseling Issues
- 19. The Elephant in the Room: Cultural Distrust Directed at White Counselors - Euchay N. Horsman, Valerie J. Rodriguez, and Irmo Marini
- 20. The Native American Indian Client - Winona F. Simms
- 21. Multicultural Issues in Counseling African Americans - Chuck Reid
- 22. Multicultural Issues in Counseling Asian Americans - Dibya D. Choudhuri
- 23. Mental Health Counseling With Hispanics/Latinos: The Role of Culture in Practice - Maria G. Romero-Ramirez
- 24. Counseling Persons From Middle Eastern Backgrounds - Nathalie D. Mizelle
- 25. Counseling White Americans - Nathalie D. Mizelle
- 26. Cultural Issues in Counseling Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals - Angela D. Ferguson
- 27. Rural Mental Health Counseling - Adina J. Smith, Jill Thorngren, and John C. Christopher
- 28. Counseling Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Shawn P. Saladin
- 29. The Use of Multiracial Feminism Within Counseling - Leticia Arellano-Morales
- SECTION E. Counseling Theories and Techniques
- 30. Psychoanalysis - Nancy McWilliams
- 31. Basics of Cognitive Behavior Therapy - Arthur Freeman and Sharon E. Morgillo Freeman
- 32. Reality Therapy - Paul P. Alston
- 33. Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy - Kirk J. Schneider
- 34. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - Nando Pelusi
- 35. Behavior Therapy - Geoffrey L. Thorpe and Sandra T. Sigmon
- 36. Disability-Affirmative Therapy - Rhoda Olkin
- 37. Adlerian Therapy - Jon Carlson and Jean Johnson
- 38. Solution-Focused Brief Psychotherapy - Eva Miller and Irmo Marini
- 39. Motivational Interviewing - Grant Corbett
- 40. Gestalt Therapy - Philip Brownell
- 41. Feminist Therapy - Kathy M. Evans and Markesha Miller
- SECTION F. Career Counseling ANDHuman Growth and Development
- 42. Historical Perspectives in Career Development Theory - David B. Hershenson
- 43. Occupational Choice and the Meaning of Work - Ellen S. Fabian
- 44. What Counselors Should Know About School-to-Work Transition - Paul H. Wehman and Jennifer Todd McDonough
- 45. Career Counseling Across the Life Span - Glacia Ethridge, David Burnhill, and Shengli Dong
- 46. Work, Careers, and Disability - Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson
- 47. Career Development Theories - Brian Hutchison and Spencer G. Niles
- 48. Key Concepts and Techniques for an Aging Workforce - Susanne M. Bruyère, Debra A. Harley, Charlene M. Kampfe, and John S. Wadsworth
- SECTION G. Assessment and Diagnosis
- 49. What Counselors Should Know About Personality Assessments - Mary Louise Cashel
- 50. Understanding the Use of Aptitude Tests in Counseling - Suzanne M. Dugger
- 51. Diagnostic Assessment in Clinical Counseling - David B. Peterson
- 52. Understanding Mental and Physical Functional Capacity Evaluations - Irmo Marini
- 53. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health: Applications for Professional Counseling - David B. Peterson
- 54. What Counselors Should Know About Vocational Assessment and Evaluation - Steven R. Sligar and Stephen W. Thomas
- SECTION H. Counseling Couples, Families, and Groups
- 55. Family Assessment - Simone F. Lambert and JEMEG Dees
- 56. Guidelines in Counseling Families - Simone F. Lambert, Alfreda Renae Carmichael, and Lanada Williams
- 57. Effective Counseling With Couples - Nancy Newport
- 58. A Guide to Having a Healthy Family - Samuel T. Gladding
- 59. Theory and Practice of Counseling Families - Jessica E. Lambert and Robert A. Williams
- 60. Working With Individuals in Groups - Ed Jacobs and Christine J. Schimmel
- 61. Involuntary Members in a Group - Christine J. Schimmel, Ed Jacobs, and Jennifer R. Adams
- 62. Challenging Childhood Behaviors - Jeannie A. Golden
- 63. Counseling LGBTQ Families - Jeffrey F. Thomas
- 64. Counseling LGBTQ Couples and Partners - Joel M. Filmore, David Baretto, and Noel A. Ysasi
- 65. Counseling Families of Active Duty Military and Returning Veterans - Noel A. Ysasi, Irasema Silva, and Alicia D. Becton
- SECTION I. Counseling Specific Populations
- 66. Counseling Individuals With Disabilities - Julie Smart
- 67. Psychiatric Disability: A Biopsychosocial Challenge - Gregory G. Garske
- 68. Sexual Abuse Treatment - Noreen M. Graf
- 69. Counseling Criminal Justice Clients - David J. Simourd
- 70. Disaster Mental Health Response and Stress Debriefing - Mark A. Stebnicki
- 71. Substance Abuse Assessment - Lloyd R. Goodwin, Jr.
- 72. Treatment for Substance Use Disorders - Lloyd R. Goodwin, Jr.
- 73. Counseling the Terminally Ill and Their Families - Kriss A. Kevorkian
- 74. Assistive Technology and Persons With Disabilities - Marcia J. Scherer
- 75. Counseling Issues in College Students - Perry C. Francis
- 76. School Violence: Prevalence, Impact, Assessment, and Intervention - JoLynn V. Carney
- 77. Military Counseling - Mark A. Stebnicki
- 78. Counseling Older Adults: Practical Implications - Eva Miller and Chuck Reid
- 79. Counseling Caregivers - Irmo Marini
- 80. Cultural and Clinical Issues When Working With Sexual Minorities of Color - Angela D. Ferguson
- SECTION J. Contemporary Issues in Counseling
- 81. Positive Psychology - Christopher Peterson and Nansook Park
- 82. From Empathy Fatigue to Empathy Resiliency - Mark A. Stebnicki
- 83. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Medications - Kimberly A. Williams and Melanie B. Varnado
- 84. Counselor Burnout - Ted F. Riggar
- 85. Religion and Spirituality in Counseling - Perry C. Francis
- 86. Counseling Persons With Chronic Pain - Carrie Winterowd and Winona F. Sims
- 87. Psychiatric Medicines: What Every Counselor Should Know - Norman L. Keltner and Joan S. Grant
- 88. Testifying Issues and Strategies as an Expert Witness - Irmo Marini
- 89. Social Justice and Counseling the Oppressed - William A. Ramsey and Irmo Marini
- 90. Integrative Approaches in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Foundations of Mind, Body, and Spirit - Mark A. Stebnicki
- 91. Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Rehabilitation Counseling - Fong Chan, John Keegan, Veronica Muller, Cahit Kaya, Susan Flowers, and Kanako Iwanaga
- 92. The Psychosocial Impact of Global Disasters - Mark A. Stebnicki and Irmo Marini
- 93. Counseling for Wellness - Laura R. Shannonhouse, Jane E. Myers, and Thomas J. Sweeney
- Appendix A: Professional Counseling Associations and Organizations - Noel A. Ysasi, Mark A. Stebnicki, and Irmo Marini
- Appendix B: Self-Study Examination for PCDR
- Appendix C: Answer Key for Appendix B Self-Study Examination