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

by Edward S. Neukrug

This text is the most comprehensive on the market, giving students a firm grasp of the counseling profession a well as the skills, theories and day-to-day realities of the job. Thorough and research based, it clearly presents the key concepts and material about the counseling profession yet keeps readers engaged through the many case examples and personal narratives. It is structured around the eight core CACREP (The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs) curriculum areas and also includes topics about specializations within counseling, finding a counseling job, and future trends in counseling.

Genres: Counselling

592 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.

[Abigail 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.

[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.