Orientation to Professional Counseling

Past, Present, and Future Trends

Sylvia C. Nassar, Spencer G. Niles, Sylvia C. Nassar, Spencer G. Niles

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781119457367
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychologie
• Subtopic: Psychotherapie

Ideal for use in introductory counseling courses, Orientation to Professional Counseling is fully aligned with the 2016 CACREP Standards and contains historical perspectives on the foundations of the profession, an overview of counseling specialties and contemporary issues in the field, and a discussion of anticipated future trends. Throughout the book, Nassar, Niles, and other counseling leaders emphasize the core content and expertise common within a unified counseling identity. To deepen practical application, chapters include learning objectives and activities, review questions, illustrative text sidebars, and "Voices From the Field." Complimentary instructor's materials, including chapter outlines, tests, and PowerPoint slides, are available by request to ACA.

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Index

Tables are indicated by “t” following the page numbers.

A

• AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), 122–123, 125–126
• AAMFT (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy), 272–275
• AASCB (American Association of State Counseling Boards), 8, 314
• ACA. See American Counseling Association
• ACA Code of Ethics
  • college counseling and student affairs, 236, 238
  • couples and family counseling, 271
  • distance counseling, 22–23, 327
  • ethical practice, 13–16, 81, 175
  • trends in professional counseling, 312
• Academic problems
  • alcohol-related, 232
  • stress-related, 230
• ACCA (American College Counseling Association), 11, 228, 236
• Accreditation, 12–13. See also Licensure and credentialing
• ACES (Association for Counselor Education and Supervision), 7, 314, 318, 352
• Ackerman, Nathan, 253
• Active listening, 73
• Adaptability issues in couples and family counseling, 258
• Addictions counseling, 109–136
  • access to treatment, 119–121, 123, 127–128...