Introduction to the Profession of Counseling

• Author(s): Frank A. Nugent,
• Publisher: Merrill
• Pages: 562
• ISBN_10: 0132609444
  ISBN_13: 9780132609449
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Counseling / General , Education / Counseling / Academic Development , Juvenile Nonfiction / School & Education , Psychology / Psychopathology / Compulsive Behavior , Psychology / Psychotherapy / Counseling , Psychology / Reference , Social Science / Human Services ,

Description:... Introducing the field of counseling in a complex, multicultural society, this text is based on a phenomenological, psychosocial, life-span developmental approach, whereby counselors help persons work through situational, developmental transitions and conflicts within a multicultural, social context. Ageism. Productive aging. Grief. Loss. Intergenerational issues. Needs of caretakers. Feminist approaches. Life-span cognitive development. Emotional intelligence. Spiritual development. Substance abuse clients. Joint school-community crises prevention and intervention programs. Depression. Addictions. Theories and techniques. Practice and process. Appropriate as an introduction to counseling.