The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession

by Edward S. Neukrug

The counselor's world is changing rapidly--the past ten years alone have seen dynamic changes in treatment approaches and theories. Using a personal tone, respected author Ed Neukrug writes a timely, accurate, and flexible book that combines coverage of what counselors do and the skills they use to achieve success. Neukrug gives a true overview of the field by reflecting the eight common core-curriculum standards of CACREP (The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs). Neukrug illuminates essential content through the use of diverse counseling situations and personal vignettes.

Genres: Counselling

688 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Neene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read it for a class. It is very informative. I learned a lot but it was very hard to read at times. It is quite boring but still interesting. Some things I was totally interested in and other things not so much. Oh there is alot of ethics content. It teaches when laws were passed, what kinds of counseling is there etc. Overall it wasnt so bad though. I did more skimming than I would have liked but I will read again to get the gist of things.

[Kari Schooley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read for my Orientation to Counseling class. The text was boring, but I'm keeping it for later use.

[Abby Woodard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Felt about the same about it as any book I have to read for class. Never looked forward to reading it. Learned a decent amount.

[Abigail Wingard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative. Less dry as textbooks go. I’d say this was more of a skim than a read for me.

[Randi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a basic book about counseling careers I read for a Self class at SUNY Brockport. It was a good overview, however, it was organized poorly which made it difficult to follow at times.

[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gives a lot of history of the counseling field. Pretty hard to just read but totally clicks after the professor lectures on it and brings it together.

[Chris Zupke · Rating 3 out of 5]

for school. text book. eh.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very basic and well-organized introduction to the various facets and applications of the counseling profession. Intentionally very surface level.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information, just hard to read through.