Becoming a Professional Counselor: Preparing for Certification and Comprehensive Exams

by Sheri A. Wallace and Michael D. Lewis

Book Overview

If you are planning to become a counsellor, this clear and concise study guide is for you. The authors discuss, step-by-step, topics such as: human growth and development; social and cultural foundations; the helping relationship; group dynamics, process and counselling; life style and career development; appraisal of individuals; research and evaluation and professional orientation. Each chapter includes a summary, a list of important terms and practice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080393565X
• ISBN13: 9780803935655
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Succinct and Concise Counseling Preparation

If you are planning to become a nationally certified counselor or preparing to to take comprehensive exams in doctoral, specialist, or master's degree programs, Becoming a Professional Counselor is the ideal resource for you. Updated and expanded to offer you the guidance you need to become nationally certified by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) or the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Clear and concise, the authors discuss, step by step, topics such as human growth and development; social and cultural foundations; the helping relationship; group dynamics, process, and counseling; appraisal of the individual; research and evaluation; and professional orientation. Each chapter provides an outline, summary, list of important terms and names (which are keyed to the glossary at the end of the book), and practice tests. This precise, insightful manual is an invaluable tool, with its success-proven formula of summarization, testing, and review.

Good Prep

If you are looking for an easy way to prepare for your board exams - this does a nice job. What can I say - it was my study guide and I passed. Enough said! :)