Routledge 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. Review "This comprehensive handbook explores the latest theories, practices, and research methods in counseling and mental health. The handbook uses the 2016 CACREP standards for counselor education and training as a template around which the discussions and conversations are organized. This format allows for a wide range of topics and offers the reader a unique opportunity to perceive what is required for education, practice, and training in counseling and psychotherapy. The thoroughness, dedication, creativity, and imaginative incentives that went into the handbook and that guided the authors to engage, debate, and explore the issues under consideration are highly commended. A must read for everyone in the counseling and psychotherapy fields."―Roy Moodley, PhD, director, Centre for Diversity in Counseling and Psychotherapy, University of Toronto "This handbook is a comprehensive product that counselors should add and keep on their bookshelves. The thorough coverage of topics provides a resource and reference for counselors across their careers, from master’s student to seasoned professional. Dr. Adekson and colleagues cover topics we might see in multiple textbooks all in one source. Burgeoning and new counselors will find answers to important questions, and seasoned counselors and counselor educators and supervisors will find guidance on professional issues. The Handbook of Counseling and Counselor Education is truly an A to Z publication."―Dana Heller Levitt, PhD, doctoral programs co-director, Counseling Program, Montclair State University "Counselors will appreciate how the layout of this handbook aligns precisely with the 2016 CACREP standards. It complements the core curriculum for counseling and provides an up to date review for practitioners. Unique emphasis on issues related to post-graduation experiences, current trends, and best practices in each section speak to the need for currency in our profession. Counselors are challenged to step out and embrace new ways to reach our clients by incorporating issues related to spirituality, neuroscience, and risk management as an aid toward wholeness. This handbook is useful as a compendium of current trends, ethical considerations, and best practices."―Judith G. Miranti, EdD, professor, Division of Education and Counseling, Xavier University of Louisiana "Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson has done unprecedented work in gathering a wide range of counseling professionals. I am excited about how this handbook will contribute to the profession for years to come. I highly recommend the handbook to all counseling professionals."―John A. King, PhD, LPC, assistant professor of counseling, Liberty University "Mary Olufunmilayo Adekson’s edited handbook is a refreshing and contemporary take on current issues in counseling. In this book, readers will be able to explore the counseling field’s cutting-edge professional standards and practices to stimulate their critical thinking. Those who are involved in the training and development of counselors will find this book provides an alternative aven