Author(s): Richard D. Parsons
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 320
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Language: English
Date Published: 2006-06-15
Dimensions: 175.3 x 228.6 x 15.2mm
Publication City/Country: Boston, MA, United States
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Counseling Strategies that Worktargets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today's school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection.



This text is an anthology of intervention strategies that are rooted in scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day "problems" confronting today's school counselor. It is an excellent source for counseling techniques courses or as a reading assigned as part of their field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference text for all those currently employed as school counselors. Every chapter provides a blending of theory, practice and guided, personalized application. The content is broken down succinctly, beginning with a brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed before delving into a detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of an intervention strategy.



Each chapter includes:



A brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed.
Precis of sample research supporting a specific intervention technique.
Detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of the intervention strategy.
A listing of clinical recommendations for direct application.
A list of web based and literature based resources of additional material.