The Elements of Counseling with Children and Adolescents
(Cook-Cottone, Kane, and Anderson, 2013)
Practical guidelines for counseling children and adolescents
This concise, easy-to-read primer provides essential and practical guidelines for counselors and psychologists who are training to work with children in both clinical and school settings. It is modeled after the highly successful and time-tested “Elements of” format, used in many teaching disciplines. The book distills the basic concepts that beginning professionals must keep in mind as they approach practice, offering guidance in a logical, numbered sequence from setting the stage for the counseling process through the essentials of building and maintaining an active counseling practice.
Ideal for trainee counselors, psychologists, and social workers
Written by experienced counseling and therapy educators and professionals, this versatile text will be a welcome addition for courses in counseling children and adolescents, as well as other courses across the curriculum in school counseling; school psychology; marriage, child, and family counseling; and clinical social work.
“The authors’ choice of key elements results in a book that provides knowledge essential for beginning counselors to learn and for experienced counselors to review. Consequently, The Elements of Counseling Children and Adolescents should be useful for students in the helping professions, including psychology, social work, and counseling.”
Includes case examples to illustrate foundational concepts
In addition to facilitating learning with its precise, easily understood rules and principles, the book provides potent guidance for both common and challenging situations. Key concepts such as using developmentally appropriate language and activities are covered, along with critical issues such as collaborating with parents and other professionals, responding to crisis situations, and counselor self-awareness and self-care. Case examples of client-counselor dialogues in each chapter illustrate foundational concepts, and an overview of how to use the text for transcript analysis in training programs is also included.
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