Clinical Mental Health Counseling by Richard D Parsons
As the need for mental health services increases dramatically, the need for competent, effective counselors has risen in tandem. Clinical Mental Health Counseling: An Introduction to the Profession and Practice provides future counselors with a clear, focused orientation to the field. The text helps readers understand the evolution of the role of the mental health counselor and the value served by those within the profession.The book's primary focus is on fostering the development of the reader's professional identity as a clinical mental health counselor. Section I of the text reviews the history and foundation of the profession and highlights the factors that make mental health counseling unique among mental health professionals. In Section II, readers are introduced to the theories and models that guide mental health counselors' practice in case conceptualization and treatment formulation. Section III examines the various roles, settings, and populations served by clinical mental health counselors. The final section discusses those elements that come together to make clinical mental health counseling a profession.
Clinical Mental Health Counseling is designed to align with contemporary CACREP competency standards and features coverage of best practices, current laws and regulations, and the impact of technology on practice delivery. The book is ideal for foundational courses in clinical mental health counseling.
Richard Parsons was born Richard John Summers in April of 1964. He attended West Hatch High School. He started working as an assistant printer when he was 16 years old. He quit printing to pursue a career as an inventor. He then took a break from technology in 1986 to pursue various religious courses and credentials before returning to it in 1993. He published the book Immortality for You after a series of failed technical initiatives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781793548078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1793548072 |
| Title | Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Author | Richard D Parsons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cognella Academic Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 196 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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