The College and University Counseling Manual
Integrating Essential Services Across the Campus
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Student & Student Life, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Counselling
| Author: | Kimber Shelton, PhD, Morgan Brooks, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Michelle Lyn, PhD, Shannon Hodges, PhD, LMHC, NCC, ACS | ISBN: | 9780826199799 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company | Publication: | August 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kimber Shelton, PhD, Morgan Brooks, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Michelle Lyn, PhD, Shannon Hodges, PhD, LMHC, NCC, ACS |
| ISBN: | 9780826199799 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication: | August 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Language: | English |
Campus counseling services today must face the challenges of greater diversity and complexity on campus while making do with fewer resources. In order to be maximally effective, they must be willing to engage with other services within and beyond the campus itself. This comprehensive manual for campus mental health and student affairs professionals is specifically designed to provide the most current information available regarding critical issues impacting the mental health and educational experiences of today's college students. It is unique in its focus on outreach beyond the walls of the counseling center and how counseling services can coordinate their efforts with other on and off-campus institutions to expand their reach and provide optimal services.
Written for both mental health counselors and administrators, the text addresses ethical and legal issues, campus outreach, crisis and trauma services, substance abuse, sexual minorities, spiritual and religious issues, bullying and aggression, web-based counseling, and psychoeducational services. The authors of this text distill their expertise from more than 30 years of combined experience working and teaching in a variety of college and university counseling centers throughout the United States. The book serves as both a comprehensive text for courses in college counseling and college student affairs and services, as well as an all-inclusive manual for all college and university mental health and student affairs professionals.
Key Features:
- Offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of college counseling center practices and programming
- Provides a unique focus on integration and coordination with other student services within and beyond the campus
- Covers a wide range of counseling services including academic and residential
- Discusses critical contemporary issues such as substance abuse, response to violent and traumatic events, internet bullying, and diversity concerns
- Written by authors with a wide range of experience in counseling services and other student affairs
Campus counseling services today must face the challenges of greater diversity and complexity on campus while making do with fewer resources. In order to be maximally effective, they must be willing to engage with other services within and beyond the campus itself. This comprehensive manual for campus mental health and student affairs professionals is specifically designed to provide the most current information available regarding critical issues impacting the mental health and educational experiences of today's college students. It is unique in its focus on outreach beyond the walls of the counseling center and how counseling services can coordinate their efforts with other on and off-campus institutions to expand their reach and provide optimal services.
Written for both mental health counselors and administrators, the text addresses ethical and legal issues, campus outreach, crisis and trauma services, substance abuse, sexual minorities, spiritual and religious issues, bullying and aggression, web-based counseling, and psychoeducational services. The authors of this text distill their expertise from more than 30 years of combined experience working and teaching in a variety of college and university counseling centers throughout the United States. The book serves as both a comprehensive text for courses in college counseling and college student affairs and services, as well as an all-inclusive manual for all college and university mental health and student affairs professionals.
Key Features:
- Offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of college counseling center practices and programming
- Provides a unique focus on integration and coordination with other student services within and beyond the campus
- Covers a wide range of counseling services including academic and residential
- Discusses critical contemporary issues such as substance abuse, response to violent and traumatic events, internet bullying, and diversity concerns
- Written by authors with a wide range of experience in counseling services and other student affairs
