Transformative Child and Adolescent Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide

Endorsed by renowned experts in the field, this groundbreaking textbook is the first to fully integrate the developmental, systemic, multicultural, and relational elements of child and adolescent counseling. According to Samuel T. Gladding, PhD, LPMHC, CCMHC, NCC, “This volume is extremely comprehensive and will be relevant for years to come.”

A Unique Approach to Effective Counseling

This innovative approach emphasizes the powerful interconnections supporting effective child and adolescent counseling with creative and time-efficient methods. Supported by CACREP standards, competencies, and outcomes, this book features best practice strategies and techniques to aid counselors-in-training who will be assisting children, adolescents, and their families in developing transformative coping methods while navigating contemporary issues.

Key Features and Benefits

• Grounded in a unique integrated approach encompassing developmental, systemic, multicultural, and relational elements
• Innovative and time-efficient practices applicable to a range of therapeutic modalities, including school, marriage, couples and family, clinical mental health, clinical rehabilitation counseling, and more
• Illustrates time-efficient counseling methods through case studies, vignettes, and examples from actual client and counselors-in-training sessions
• Highlights contemporary issues, including incarcerated parents, sexual minorities, military influences, and same-sex parents
• Infused with CACREP standards, competencies, and outcomes to help with accreditation and prepare students for exams
• Edited and authored by educators and authors with a wealth of professional expertise

Pedagogical Aids and Resources

The textbook is designed to foster engagement and assist the future counselor in grasping key concepts, with pedagogical aids including:

• Learning objectives
• Key terms
• Learning activities
• Case studies
• Points to remember
• Chapter summaries
• Questions for further study

In addition, instructors will have access to a range of resources, including sample syllabi, an instructor’s manual with experiential activities and assessment rubrics, additional chapter discussion questions and resources, a test bank, and PowerPoint slides.

A Comprehensive Toolkit for Child and Adolescent Counselors

This textbook is distinguished by its broad and holistic focus, providing a comprehensive toolkit to aid counselors-in-training in developing transformative coping methods for children, adolescents, and their families. By harnessing the learning styles best suited to individual children and adolescents, this multisensory approach uses creative props, expressive arts, and interactive activities to foster change.