Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education

This comprehensive handbook provides counselors in training, counselor educators, and professional counselors with the latest information on major contemporary issues impacting the field.
The design of the book is both conceptual and practical, reflecting current trends and issues from the perspective of expert counselor educators, and provides an up-to-date discussion of the importance of multicultural awareness and skills. The book is split into helpful sections covering a range of areas including social and cultural diversity, neuroscience, risk prevention in counseling, writing and publishing research, and career development.
Grounded in contemporary research and aligned with the 2016 CACREP core content areas, the Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education is an indispensable resource for both graduate-level trainees and professional counselors alike.

Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson, PhD, is a retired counselor educator. Mary has authored two books, a book chapter, and articles related to traditional healing and counseling. She is the CEO of Faith Diversity Consulting.

Introduction. Overview of Pertinent Issues Discussed in the Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education Section I. Professional Orientation and Ethical Practices 1. Professional Practice: Gaining Clinical Expertise for Practicum, Internship, and Post-Graduation Experiences 2. Finding Your Professional Niche: Getting Involved in Professional Organizations and Honor Societies 3. Obtaining a License to Practice Counseling 4. Specialty Certifications in Professional Counseling 5. Developing and Practicing Aspirational Ethics: A Paradigm Shift 6. Technology in Counselor Education: Implications for Teaching, Supervision, and Clinical Counseling 7. Contemporary Employment in Counseling and Future Trends 8. Professional and Career Development for Counselor Education: Strategies for an Effective Job Search Section II: Social and Cultural Diversity 9. Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills 10. Preparing Counselors Across Cultures 11. Religion, Spirituality, and Counseling Psychology 12. Issues Related to Advocacy and Social Justice in Counseling and Counselor Education Section III: Human Growth and Development 13. Basic Concepts of Neuroscience in Counseling and Counselor Education 14. Early Development and Trauma Within the Culture of Children: Teaching Counselors in Training to Understand the Effects of Trauma and its Misdiagnosis 15. The Importance of Incorporating Knowledge of Trauma Remediation Modalities into Counselor Education and Practice 16. The Counselor's Role in Fostering Emotional and Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan Section IV: Career Development 17. Career Counseling Decision Making Protocols 18. Career Theories in Counseling Section V: Assessment and Testing in Counseling 19. Assessment and Testing: Perspectives for Counseling and Counselor Education Section VI: Risk Prevention in Counseling 20. Risk Management and Resilience in Counseling 21. A Most Unnecessary End: Identifying and Preventing Suicidal Behavior Section VII: Group Work 22. Group Counseling Strategies, Dynamics, Theories and Practices 23. Culturally Competent Group Leadership: Research and Practice Section VIII: Research and Program Evaluation 24. Writing and Presenting Research 25. Literature Review in Counseling Research 26. Applying for and Securing Grants 27. Publishing Research Section IX: Supervision in Counseling and Counselor Education 28. Supervision as a Counseling Toolkit Section X: Counseling and Helping Relationships 29. Highlights of Major Theories of Counseling 30. Developing a Personal Theoretical Orientation of Counseling 31. Theoretical Notions in Contemporary Counseling Practice