The sixth edition of this well thought of book retains its logical progression of topics, while introducing the latest technologies, concepts, and applications in the counselor's repertoire. As they have in previous editions, the authors present practical examples and discussions of all of the major facets of counseling in a wide variety of counselors' work settings. They include a thorough treatment of techniques of assessment, including an overview of standardized testing and discussion of subjective approaches to appraisal& -- observation, self-reporting, and others. This book introduces future counselors to the technology they will encounter on their first assignments and familiarizes them with the type of equipment and tools to expect. It also includes coverage on the vital topics of program development/management and legal/ethical issues. For professionals in the field of counseling.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to school guidance and counselling services in Hong Kong. It draws extensively on current research in the field, with a special emphasis on how guidance and counselling could be systematically planned to meet the personal, social and educational and career needs of students. The chapters discuss how counselling could be infused into school activities by employing a team approach, wherein all staff members have specified roles to play. The book also focuses on the Confucian heritage practices in Chinese societies, such as the emphasis on examinations, the contestations between discipline and guidance, and the role of class teachers in school guidance.

The authors use activities in adventure learning to help children look at their problems and learn new skills in communication, problem-solving, self-confidence, and more.

′A very practical text that provides professionals new to this arena with a good introduction to what they can expect to encounter in online work. The book contains numerous thought-provoking examples and exercises for those contemplating work in virtual arenas′ - Terry Hanley, Lecturer in Counselling, University of Manchester `It′s tempting to think that face-to-face experience translates straightforwardly to online work. But it doesn′t. Jane Evans shows how many different aspects there are to counselling on-line... My advice would be, don′t attempt it until you have worked through this book′ - Professor Michael Jacobs, author of Psychodynamic Counselling in Action Counsellors - and other professionals who provide emotional support and guidance - are increasingly working online. The difference between online and face-to-face interaction with clients is vast and practitioners need to equip themselves with specialist knowledge and skills to ensure that they are being effective. Online Counselling and Guidance Skills is the first book to deal with the practicalities of this mode of working. It looks at how practitioners need to adapt their basic counselling skills to the online environment and guides them through the process of setting up, defining and maintaining a working relationship with a client within professional, ethical and legal boundaries. Case studies and extracts from online sessions show how the skills are put into practice, while practical exercises and points for further consideration help readers to develop their own knowledge and skills. Until now, books and articles have generally focused on the therapeutic work done by counsellors online. However, this book addresses people who use counselling skills in a wide range of contexts; including counselling, education, mental health, social care and careers guidance.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The book Educational Guidance & Counseling is an ample academic effort to envisage the theoretical understanding of basic concepts of Guidance and Counselling. The stuff in this book has been set in a simple and clear language for the understanding of the diverse readers. This book comprises the syllabi of different courses being offered by different universities in the nation for numerous degrees. This book contains several chapters relating to the meaning, need, importance as well as different types, procedures or techniques of guidance as well as counseling that may be helpful for students as well as educators. It provides the theoretical background in simplest dialect with examples. It is primarily intended to serve as a textbook for graduate, post-graduate students and also researchers working in this field. This work is also beneficial for self-learners. It is expected that this book in the existing form will be well-received. All topics of the book aim to help the students not only of education but from other fields also. As such it is broadly relevant for scholars, teachers, and NET/SET aspirants. It will be of enormous use to the teaching faculty. The work is a systematic presentation and discussing the topics to offer a modest contribution on the subject.