Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling by Linda Seligman

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By Linda Seligman

As the counseling box enters its moment century, scholars and pros face extra demanding situations than ever earlier than. Linda Seligman’s crucial textual content Diagnosis and therapy making plans in Counseling has developed in addition, and this 3rd version synthesizes the most recent advancements with the spectrum of counseling interventions to create an essential resource of useful, up to date info. the writer acknowledges clinicians’ various roles – mentor, mediator, instructor, trainer – and retains all of them in concentration, assuring her readers of more desirable remedy for consumers and steadier footing on their lonesome profession paths.

Key positive aspects of the 3rd edition:

• an outline of the altering face of counseling, from rising employment possibilities to middle potential for counselors and trainers.
• A vast diversity of qualitative and quantitative overview instruments, with directions for his or her choice and interpretation.
• a radical assessment of the present variation of the Diagnostic and Statistic handbook of psychological Disorders, together with recommendations for multiaxial review.
• The DO a consumer MAP, a entire based method of remedy making plans.
• multiplied insurance of person, kin, and workforce interventions
• An up to date bankruptcy on documentation, record writing, and checklist protecting, with pattern reviews and types.
• Brand-new chapters on occupation and organizational improvement counseling, and moral criteria for counselors.
• A predictions bankruptcy making a choice on developments probably to steer the way forward for the sector.
• Case stories, types, and examples all through.

A useful addition to any counselor schooling application, this significant quantity is both priceless to either starting and professional counselors, even if the atmosphere is the psychiatric health center, the varsity, or the rehab heart. Seligman in actual fact units out the thoughts and techniques the reader must recognize to be the versatile, proactive counselor of this present day – and tomorrow.

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Understanding of multicultural trends and developments. 3. Knowledge of characteristics and concerns of diverse groups. 4. Multicultural counseling competence, along with the ability to use that competence effectively with individuals, couples, families, groups, communities, and organizations. 5. Cultural self-awareness. 6. Awareness of and sensitivity to issues of bias, discrimination , and other oppressive behaviors along with skills that can counter these negative forces. 7. Awareness of and appreciation for individual, lifestyle, and cultural diversity.

4. Familiarity with important research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, single-case, action research, and outcome-based research. 5. Appreciation for the importance of evaluating the impact and effectiveness of one's own efforts and the need for accountability. 6. Knowledge of how to conduct needs assessments, program evaluations, and research on one's own practice . 7. Ability to effectively use statistical methods, the Internet, and other forms of technology to conduct research .

Many schools are establishing bullying protection programs, only one illustration of the growing importance of prevention programs and the role of the counselor in developing such programs in the school system. Identification and prevention of self-harm via cutting oneself and other forms of self-mutilation is another growing challenge for the counselor. Girls in early adolescence seem particularly prone to use self-harm as a way to deal with stress and unhappiness. The nature and severity of problems presented by young people have changed over the years, with issues becoming more complex and serious.

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