Counseling Children, 9th Edition

COUNSELING CHILDREN covers the most practical and up-to-date methods for developing effective approaches to counseling children. To help prepare you for your career, the authors translate theory into practice by focusing on the application of ideas and current knowledge. This easy-to-read guide includes useful strategies and case studies to provide you with a realistic look at the counseling field. It also presents a development approach to counseling that considers age and stage differences in counseling children, adolescents, and adults. The ninth edition includes 2014 ACA ethical standards, best practice guidelines, and fresh ideas that facilitate your understanding of the world of the child. Expanded coverage of children who have special concerns and of family interventions provides you with effective ways to deliver interventions across multiple settings.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to Counseling Children
Ch 1: Introduction to a Child’s World
Ch 2: Developmental and Cultural Considerations
Ch 3: The Counseling Process
Ch 4: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Counselors

Part 2: Counseling Theories and Techniques
Ch 5: Psychoanalytic Counseling
Ch 6: Person-Centered Counseling
Ch 7: Gestalt Therapy
Ch 8: Behavioral Counseling
Ch 9: Reality Therapy: Counseling with Choice Theory
Ch 10: Brief Counseling
Ch 11: Individual Psychology
Ch 12: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Ch 13: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Ch 14: Transactional Analysis
Ch 15: Family Counseling
Ch 16: Consultation and Collaboration

Part 3: Counseling with Children: Special Topics
Ch 17: Play Therapy
Ch 18: Group Counseling with Children
Ch 19: Counseling Children with Special Concerns
Ch 20: Counseling with Children with Disabilities