Samuel Gladding, Wake Forest University
Published October, 1995 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 1996, 643 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-02-344145-3

  KEY BENEFIT: Encompases literally every aspect of counseling, organizing coverage
     around a developmental framework, effectively illustrating the growth and evolution of
     counseling as a profession and defining where and how it differs from other helping
     specialties such as social work and clinical psychology. The Third Edition exhibits the
     same thorough, scholarly coverage and exceptionally clear writing that led to this book's
     recommendation as a primary source for use in study toward certification and licensure
     exams in counseling.

 KEY TOPICS: Part One explores the history of the counseling field, professional
     issues, the qualities of effective counselors, and the challenges they face. In Part Two,
     the process, stages, and theories of the counseling profession are highlighted, beginning
     with discussion of universal aspects of counseling, followed by specifics of client service.
     In Part Three, the text examines counseling as it is actually practiced in a variety of
     situations, for a variety of clients.

     I. HISTORICAL AND PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING.
          1. A Definition and History of Counseling.
          2. The Effective Counselor: Personal, Educational, Theoretical, and Systemic Factors.
          3. Ethical and Legal Aspects of Counseling.
          4. Counseling in a Multicultural and Pluralistic Society.

     II. COUNSELING PROCESS AND THEORY.
          5. Building a Counseling Relationship.
          6. Working in a Counseling Relationship.
          7. Termination of Counseling Relationships.
          8. Psychoanalytic and Adlerian Approaches Counseling.
          9. Person-Centered, Existential, and Gestalt Approaches to Counseling.
          10. Rational-Emotive Therapy and Transactional Analysis.
          11. Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Reality Therapy Approaches.

     III. SKILLS AND SPECIALTIES IN THE PRACTICE OF COUNSELING.
          12. Marriage and Family Counseling: Systems Theory.
          13. Groups in Counseling.
          14. Career Counseling Over the Life Span.
          15. Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School Counseling.
          16. College Counseling and Student Services.
          17. Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling.
          18. Consultation.
          19. Evaluation and Research.
          20. Assessment and the Use of Psychological Tests.
          21. Counseling and Creativity: Uses of the Expressive Arts.
          22. Current Trends and Issues in Counseling.
          Appendices.
          Index.