Professional School Counseling

Professional School Counseling is a comprehensive, single source for information about the critical issues facing school counselors today. This fourth edition of the Handbook integrates updates from the 2019 ASCA National Model, the 2022 ASCA Ethical Standards, and the 2021 ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors. Editor Bradley Erford and a top-notch range of experts provide readers with a strong foundation of the current state of school counseling while also offering perspective as to how the profession evolved to its current state and insights into the future of the field.The seven sections in this edition include:The Foundations of School CounselingLeadership and the Professional School CounselorComprehensive School Counseling ServicesTechniques and Approaches to Counseling in SchoolsAssessment in School CounselingClinical Issues in School CounselingSpecial Issues and Populations in School CounselingUpdated throughout to reflect the most current literature, this edition contains new chapters on:Play TherapyVisual Arts and the Professional School CounselorLiteracy-based Strategies for the Professional School CounselorConducting Structured ObservationsGeneralized Anxiety DisorderResponse-to-InterventionSocial Emotional LearningCounseling Children Experiencing Economic InstabilitySchool Counselors and Social Media and Technology/Internet SafetyBroad-based and authoritatively written, it makes an excellent textbook for school counselor education programs and an extremely relevant professional resource. This volume is the essential tool for all school counselors, counselor educators, and counselor supervisors.