Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Counseling in the schools, 2. Working within family, school, and community systems. 3. Understanding the developmental worldview of children and adolescents. 4. Adlerian approaches to counseling in schools. 5. Cognitive behavioural approaches to counseling in schools, 6. Solution-focused brief therapy in schools. 7. Choice theory and reality therapy approaches to counseling in schools. 8. Play and art based approaches in counseling in schools. 9. Working with groups in schools, 10. Crisis response and intervention in the schools. 11. Legal and ethical issues in school settings, 12. Accountability in school-based services. 13. Building alliances through consultation and collaboration, 14. Creating a continuum of care.

Counseling is advice which a therapist or other expert gives to someone about a particular problem. In a counseling session, the counselor meets with another person and allows him or her to talk about what is bothering him or her and helps him or her to resolve their conflicts in a way that makes him or her feel better and better able to cope. This book is designed to help aspiring school practitioner (school psychologists, school counselors, and school social workers) gain the necessary theoretical background and skill set to work effectively with youth in schools.

College of Education Graduate Studies Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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