The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference

by Mark A. Stebnicki PhD, LPC, DCMHS, CRC, CCM, CCMC (Editor), Irmo Marini PhD, DSc, CRC, CLCP (Editor)

Overview

Named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 byChoice!

"Marini and Stebnicki, both professors and scholars in rehabilitation counseling, have compiled an extremely useful and practical counseling resource covering a variety of topics...[U]ndergraduates, graduate students, and new counselors will find this a valuable tool....This unique volume is a great addition for college and university libraries...Highly recommended."

---Choice

"An excellent resource for the counseling student as well as the practicing counselor. It is well-written and comprehensive without being overwhelming. A must for every counselor's and future counselor's library!"
--Donna Falvo, PhD, CRC, Professor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Medical School

"I found the chapters to be well-written, organized in a clear manner, and presented in a balanced wayÖ.This is a reference work that people will want to keep."
--Gerald Corey, EdD, ABPP, Professor, California State University (From the Foreword)

The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference (PCDR) is the first resource of its kind, serving as an authoritative guide for both pre-professionals working towards counselor licensure and certification, as well as seasoned counselors, counselor educators, clinical supervisors, psychologists, and social workers.

Drs. Marini and Stebnicki present this quick, user-friendly desk reference guide based on the core content and knowledge areas outlined in both the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) and Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) accreditation standards.

With contributions from 95 experts in counselor education, research, and practice, this book includes:

• Bulleted "how to" strategies for working with clients under various models in counseling and psychology
• Easy-to-read tables, graphics, and figures to capture a holistic picture of specific client issues
• Guidelines for conducting interviews and assessments with culturally diverse clients, as well as treatment protocols that suggest evidence-based practices
• Discussions on counselor impairments such as empathy fatigue, and developing a plan of self-care to prevent counselor burnout
• A comprehensive self-exam of 323 multiple-choice items based on the CORE/CACREP core content and knowledge areas for counselor education and training

This invaluable reference guide is the most current source related to professional counseling issues, ethics, theories, and practices. Marini and Stebnicki provide a wide range of culturally diverse treatment approaches that will expand the counseling profession's knowledge, awareness, and skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826119131
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/11/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1040
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Mark A. Stebnicki, PhD, LPC, DCMHS, CRC, CCM, CCMC is a Professor and Coordinator of the Military and Trauma Counseling Certificate Program he developed in the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Services at East Carolina University. He holds a doctoral (Ph.D.) and master’s (M.S.) degree in rehabilitation counseling. Dr. Stebnicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in North Carolina and holds three national certifications; Diplomate in Clinical Mental Health Specialist (DCMHS) in Trauma Counseling through the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA); Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC); Certified Case Manager (CCM); and a Certified Clinical Military Counselor (CCMC). In 2016, Dr. Stebnicki developed a military counseling training program for the state of North Carolina. The credential, The Certified Clinical Military Counselor (CCMC), trains professional counselors to work with the medical, psychosocial, vocational, and mental health needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and family members.

Dr. Stebnicki is also certified by the Washington, D.C.-based crisis response team National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) and North Carolina’s American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health crisis team. Dr. Stebnicki is an active teacher, researcher, and practitioner with over 30 years’ experience working with the mental health and psychosocial rehabilitation needs of persons that have traumatic stress, chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Dr. Stebnicki has written seven books (4 edited books with Dr. Irmo Marini) most recently The Psychological and Social Impact of Illness and Disability (7th ed.) (2017, Springer Publishing) and The Professional Counselors’ Desk Reference (2016, Springer Publishing); and four single-author books, most recently Disaster Mental Health Counseling: Responding to Trauma in a Multicultural Context (2017, Springer Publishing); Empathy Fatigue: Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit of Professional Counselors (2008, Springer Publishing). He has over 28 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented at over 100 regional, state, and national conferences, seminars, and workshops, on topics ranging from youth violence, traumatic stress, empathy fatigue, and the psychosocial aspects of adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Dr. Stebnicki has served on multiple professional counseling and accreditation boards. He served on the crisis response team for the Westside Middle School shootings in Jonesboro, AR (March 24, 1998) and has done many stress debriefings with private companies, schools, and government employees after incidents of workplace violence, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. His youth violence program, the Identification, Early Intervention, Prevention, and Preparation (IEPP) Program, was awarded national recognition by the American Counseling Association (ACA) Foundation for its vision and excellence in the area of youth violence prevention. Other accolades include consulting with former President Bill Clinton’s staff on addressing the students of Columbine High School after their critical incident (April 20, 1999).

Irmo Marini, PhD, CRC, CLCP, is Professor in the School of Rehabilitation at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas. He obtained his PhD in Rehabilitation from Auburn University and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is a 2009 recipient of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education’s distinguished career award in rehabilitation education, and 2010 recipient of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association’s James F. Garrett distinguished career award in rehabilitation research. In 2012, Dr. Marini was bestowed with an honorary doctorate of science (honoris causa) from his alma mater Lakehead University, and was the recipient of the 2013 National Council on Rehabilitation Education’s educator of the year award. In 2015, he was the recipient of the Patricia McCollom distinguished career award in life care planning research. He is the co-author and coeditor of seven books, over 40 book chapters, and more than 80 refereed journal publications. He is the former Chair of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, and former President of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association.

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Table of Contents

"Dedications
Preface
Introduction
The Identity of Professional Counselors
1A Brief History of Counseling and Specialty Areas of Practice
2The Roles and Functions of Professional Counselors
3What Practitioners Need to Know About Professional Credentialing
4Clinical Supervision for Developing Counselors
Professional, Ethical, and Practice Management Issues in Counseling
5Tools and Strategies for Developing Your Own Counseling Private Practice
6New Concepts in Counseling Ethics
7A Synopsis of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
8Contracting Strategies with Managed Care and Other Agencies
9Computerized Practice Resource Tools
10Managing Risk in Ethical and Legal Situations
11Professional Disclosure in Counseling
Case Management and Consultation Issues
12Conducting an Intake Interview
13Resource Brokering: Managing the Referral Process
14How to Develop Treatment Plans
15Enhancing Client Return after the First Session,
and Alternatively Dealing with Early Termination
16Effective Use of Therapeutic Homework Assignments
17Community Resources Used in Counseling
Multicultural Counseling Issues
18The Elephant in the Room: Cultural Distrust Directed at White Counselors
19Multicultural Issues with Native Americans
20Multicultural Issues in Counseling African Americans
21Multicultural Issues in Counseling Asian-Americans
22Mental Health Counseling with Hispanics/Latinos:
The Role of Culture in Practice
23Counseling Persons from Middle Eastern backgrounds
24Counseling White Americans
25Cultural Issues in Counseling Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals
26Rural Mental Health Counseling
27Counseling Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Counseling Theories and Techniques
28Psychoanalysis
29Basics of Cognitive Behavior Therapy
30Reality Therapy
31Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy
32Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
33Behavior Therapy
34The Use of Multiracial Feminism within Counseling
35Disability-Affirmative Therapy
36Adlerian Therapy
37Brief therapy
38Motivational Interviewing
39Gestalt Therapy
Career Counseling, Human Growth and Development
40Career Development Theories
41Occupational Choice and the Meaning of Work
42What Counselors Should Know about School to Work Transition
43Career Counseling across the Lifespan
44Work, Careers, and Disability
45Career Development Theory
46Key Concepts and Techniques for an Aging Workforce
Assessment and Diagnosis
47What Counselors Should Know about Personality Assessments
48Understanding the Use of Aptitude Tests in Counseling
49Understanding How to Use the DSM-IV-TR
50Understanding Mental and Physical Functional Capacity Evaluations
51The International Classification of Functioning, Disability&Health (ICF):Applications for Professional Counseling
52What Counselors Should Know about Vocational Assessment&Evaluation
Counseling Couples, Families, and Groups
53Family Assessment
54Guidelines in Counseling Families
55Effective Counseling with Couples
56A Guide to Having a Healthy Family
57Theory and Practice of Counseling Families
58Working with Individuals in Groups
59Involuntary Members in a Group
60Challenging Childhood Behaviors
Counseling Specific Populations
61Counseling Individuals with Disabilities
62Psychiatric Disability: A Biopsychosocial Challenge
63Counseling Criminal Justice Clients
64Sexual Abuse Treatment
65Disaster Mental Health Response and Stress Debriefing
66Substance Abuse Assessment
67Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
68Counseling the Terminally Ill and Their Families
69Assistive Technology and Persons with Disabilities
70Counseling Issues in College Students
71School Violence: Prevalence, Impact, Assessment and Treatment
72Services for PTSD and Poly-Trauma Service Members and Veterans
73Counseling Older Adults: Practical Implications
Contemporary Issues in Counseling
74Positive Psychology
75Empathy Fatigue in the Counseling Profession
76Empathy Fatigue: Assessing Risk Factors and Cultivating Self-Care
77Counselor Burnout
78Religion and Spirituality in Counseling
79Counseling Persons with Chronic Pain
80Psychiatric Medicines: What Every Counselor Should Know
81Testifying Issues and Strategies as an Expert Witness
References
Appendix A: Professional Counseling Associations and Organizations
Appendix B: Multiple Choice Self-Study Questions "