Providing counseling professionals with a solid grounding in the primary theories, skills, and models used by professional consultants, Counselor As Consultant is the first text that explicitly addresses the new CACREP core standards for consultation. The book’s strong focus on intentionality, reflection, and wellness helps readers develop a strong sense of counselor identity, while its structure and exercises reinforce learning. Abundant exercises and case illustrations help counselors-in-training translate theory into practice and learn the essential skills needed for consultation positions.

Counselor As Consultant: is part of the Counseling and Professional Identity Series which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs). To learn more about each text in the Series, please visit www.sagepub.com/vip/cpiseries

KEY FEATURES:

• The text is organized around and adheres to the new CACREP standards of developing professional identity.
• Reflective practice exercises in every chapter help readers develop their own style of consultation and strengthen their identity as a counselor.
• Case examples, exercises, and illustrations in each chapter give readers an opportunity to put what they've learned into practice.
• Current trends in consultation are discussed throughout the text.
• Guided exercises expose readers to distinct consultation situations and challenge them to think through each scenario based on different consultation models.
• Coverage includes writing proposals, conducting workshops, drafting contracts, setting fees, and doing reports to help readers learn essential skills needed in consultation positions.

For Instructors Teaching a Single Course

The Series features eleven texts that address each of the foundational skill areas necessary for professional identity development. In each text, you'll find:

• An emphasis on counseling as a reflective practice in both course progression and professional settings
• A focus on applying theory to practice
• An integration of CACREP Standards
• A diverse and respected group of authors, most of whom are practitioners and educators
• Instructor resources (password protected) and student resources (open access) that provide robust pedagogical support

For Curriculum Developers

A common set of features span all texts in the Series, offering instructors and students a consistent approach to foundational content. Features include:

• The fostering of the student's professional identity using the ethical guidelines and CACREP standards that guide the counseling profession
• A blend of contemporary theory with current research and empirical support
• Case illustrations and guided practice exercises to help students translate theory and research into professional decision making and application
• An assimilation of concepts and constructs that move students to higher levels of cognitive and affective competence
• An emphasis on the need for and means of demonstrating accountability
• Instructor (password protected) and student resources (open access) that provide robust pedagogical support