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.

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