Main description:

An award-winning, best-selling one-volume reference for professional counselors and counseling graduate students that's fully updated to respond to key changes in the field, including the new ACA Standards of Ethics, the CACREP/CORE merger, DSM-5, Affordable Care Act, and other critical developments in the counseling field. The Professional Counselor's Desk Reference (PCDR), Second Edition, remains the only 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.

This quick, and 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 has been fully updated and expanded to reflect critical developments immediately relevant to the counseling professions.

Contents:

New Chapter: Counseling Active Duty Military and Veterans
New Chapter: Counseling Partners and Families in the LGBTQ Community
New Chapter: Counseling Families of Active Duty Military and of Returning Veterans
New Chapter: Mental Health Conditions Among Service Members and Vets
New Chapter: Counseling Care Givers
New Chapter: Counseling Children With Psychiatric Conditions
New Chapter: Social Justice in the Counseling Profession
New Chapter: Behavioral Health and Health Disparities in the U.S.
New Chapter: The Use of Integrative Approaches in Counseling
New Chapter: Counseling for Wellness
New Chapter: Genetic Counseling
New Chapter: Counseling Survivors of Natural Disasters