This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide is an invaluable resource to help you choose a rewarding counseling career that best suits your interests, strengths, and personality. Exploring a wealth of career opportunities in both traditional and non-traditional settings, including the most exciting emerging fields, this useful reference describes the many benefits found in the work of a professional counselor. Each career listing includes an overview, salary range, employment prospects, best and most challenging aspects of the job, and educational and licensing requirements. In addition, the book helps guide you through financing your education and the job search process. As a special feature, chapters include profiles of actual counselors and their work, providing an insightful insider's perspective on their profession.

Key Features:

•Describes 101 counseling careers, including careers in non-traditional and emerging fields
•Offers helpful career development tools such as checklists and questionnaires
•Includes salary range, employment prospects, and best and worst aspects of each job
•Provides guidance on educational requirements, licensure, and continuing education
•Highlights and profiles real-life counselors and their experiences Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1 The Profession of Counseling

2 Counseling as a Career

PART II: CAREERS IN COUNSELING

3 Counseling Children and Families

4 Counseling the Elderly

5 Counseling in School Settings

6 Counseling in College and University Settings

7 Career and Vocational Counseling

8 Counseling in Community Mental Health Settings

9 Counseling in Private Practice

10 Counseling in Correctional Institutions and the Legal Arena

11 Counseling in the Military

12 Counseling in Health Care Organizations

13 Counseling in Crisis Intervention and Emergency Management

14 Spirituality-Based Counseling

15 Creative Arts Counseling

16 International Counseling Careers

17 Emerging Fields and Professions in Counseling

18 The Counselor in Nontraditional Careers

PART III: SCHOOL AND CAREER ISSUES

19 Financing Your Education

20 Counselors and the Job Search

References

Appendix

Index
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