The Beginning Counselor's Survival Guide: The New Counselor's Guide to Success from Practicum to Licensure

By Stephanie Adams
$9.99 Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Dec. 05, 2011
Words: 57,798 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465725042

Short description

Have you ever wondered how you can have a graduate degree in counseling and still feel so lost? Do you feel discouraged about your ability to succeed as a counselor? You won't have to anymore. The Beginning Counselor's Survival Guide will teach you how to develop as a professional, work productively with your clients and practice great self-care. You'll never be lost in your career again!

Extended description

Co-author Dr. Carol Doss, PhD.

In this book, you will learn how to:

Interview a potential counseling site as they are interviewing you. (Read more) Co-author Dr. Carol Doss, PhD.

In this book, you will learn how to:

Interview a potential counseling site as they are interviewing you.

Develop, step-by-step, your new counselor marketing strategy.

Apply for temporary licensure.

Practice self-care so you can avoid career-ending burnout.

Work with the special needs of particular client groups.

What to say in your first counseling session.

Study for both the NCE and NCMHCE, as well as other tests you might be required to take.

Work productively with a counselor supervisor.

Implement healthy client boundaries.

Identify your own unique counseling style.

Plan for the career you want to have after your internship.

And SO MUCH MORE…

"This is the one book that every new mental health professional should pick up as soon as they enter graduate school. The Beginning Counselor's Survival Guide is a road map, a friend, and a security blanket all rolled into one. It's a book I wish I had had and one I will pass along to others needing to navigate the path to licensure and beyond."
Tamara Suttle, M.Ed., LPC

"This is truly a ground-breaking work for the counseling profession. Stephanie Adams, MA and Carol Doss, PhD leave no stone unturned in this intoxicating book that will leave you inspired and armed to the teeth with resources and information. It should be required reading for every counseling student."
David P. Diana
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