Foundations in Becoming a Professional Counselor: Advocacy, Social Justice, and Intersectionality

This book is a comprehensive introductory text for counselors-in-training that emphasizes a social justice and multicultural perspective. It covers foundational counseling concepts, trauma-informed counseling, and critical issues in counselor development. It includes engaging activities and instructor resources to enhance counselor training.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 18 October 2022
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc

Provides a comprehensive introduction to counseling theories and practices.

Emphasizes the importance of advocacy and social justice in counseling.

Focuses on trauma-informed counseling and its application in various settings.

Introduces specific counseling micro-skills, techniques, and modalities.

Describes the varied settings in which counselors can practice.

Includes engaging activities to promote self-analysis and self-actualization.

Chapters feature reflection exercises, learning objectives, Voices from the Field, Call to Action features, case studies, Group Process activities, and additional resources.

Offers abundant instructor activities for classroom use.

Digital access is included for convenient use on most mobile devices or computers.
Distinguished by a potent social justice and multicultural perspective, this comprehensive introductory text for counselors-in-training delivers foundational concepts through the lens of advocacy and intersectionality. This book emphasizes exploration of the individual and collective effect of local, national, and global social issues on clients and their communities and imparts real-world experiences from authors and clinical experts who provide personal accounts of challenges and successes in their practices. The text examines key evidence-based counseling theories with an in-depth focus on trauma-informed counseling and prompts reflection and dialogue about critical issues in counselor development. It introduces specific counseling micro-skills, techniques, and modalities and describes the varied settings in which counselors can practice. Engaging activities that foster self-analysis and self-actualization illuminate the path to becoming a professional counselor.

Chapters encompass several features that promote high-level thinking and reinforce understanding of content. These include reflection exercises that relate chapter content to individual counselor identity, learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, Voices from the Field to bring counseling to life, Call to Action features to help students put learning into action, case studies, Group Process activities, and additional resources. Abundant instructor activities include Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, PowerPoints, and video podcasts. Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

Key Features: Addresses the foundations of counseling through the perspective of multicultural. Provides a comprehensive introduction to counseling theories and practices. Emphasizes the importance of advocacy and social justice in counseling. Focuses on trauma-informed counseling and its application in various settings. Introduces specific counseling micro-skills, techniques, and modalities. Describes the varied settings in which counselors can practice. Includes engaging activities to promote self-analysis and self-actualization. Chapters feature reflection exercises, learning objectives, Voices from the Field, Call to Action features, case studies, Group Process activities, and additional resources. Offers abundant instructor activities for classroom use. Digital access is included for convenient use on most mobile devices or computers.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780826163851