Overview

This reality-based approach to the world of the agency counsellor offers information, suggestions, and guidelines for readers to help them learn how to effectively work in an agency setting. The unifying theme and framework for this text is the value and importance of looking at personal and professional aspects of agency counselling.

Full Product Details

Author:   Kathryn MacCluskie ,  R. Elliott Ingersoll (both of Cleveland State University, USA)
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780534356057

ISBN 10:   0534356052
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   14 September 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction To The Therapeutic Professions. The Issue of Professional Identity. Historical Influences and Training Models. Insides, Outsides, Groups and Individuals. Other Therapeutic Professionals. The Impact of DSM on Professional Identity. Professional Organizations. 2. Life As A Community Agency Counselor. Employment Settings. Productivity. Typical Career Paths in Community Agency Work. Standard of Living. A Typical Work Schedule. Effective Counseling and Counselor Wellness. 3. Exploring Ourselves And Our Motives. Wounded Healers and Need Fulfillment. Engagement in the Counseling Process. The Power Differential. Diversity. The Integration of Self-Awareness in Counselor Training. Personal Meaning. 4. Ethical Issues In Agency Counseling. Definition of Terms. The Basis of Ethical Behavior. The Golden Five Ethical Principles of the Therapeutic Professions. Selected Ethical Issues. Ethics and Managed Care. Diagnosis and Third-Party Payors. American Counseling Association. Code Of Ethics And Standards Of Practice. 5. Services From Intake To Termination. Quality Assurance. Record Keeping and the Client Record. Service Provision: Intake and Triage. Service Provision: Crisis. Preventive Intervention. Consultation. Termination. 6. Advocacy And Research. The Concept of Advocacy. Research in Counseling. The Process and Outcome of Therapy. 7. Funding And Politics In Agency Counseling. Important Funding Terms. A History of Mental Health Funding. Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Mental Health. The Issues of Authority and Responsibility. Agency Counseling in the Twenty-First Century. 8. Managed Mental Health Care. Introduction to the Problem of Health Care Coverage. Managed Care: A Definition. The Evolution of Managed Mental Health Care: Advantages. The Evolution of Managed Mental Health Care: Disadvantages. An Assessment of Managed Care Programs. Practice in a Managed Care Environment. Indexes.

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The book provides an excellent understanding of the field and reviews very relevant and practical issues, such as salaries, the impact of managed care, and the turf battle between mental health professionals. I think this is a realistic portrayal of the current state of the field.

Far exceeds anything else I've read . . . filled with useful, current information and evolving issues. The book provides an excellent understanding of the field and reviews very relevant and practical issues, such as salaries, the impact of managed care, and the turf battle between mental health professionals. I think this is a realistic portrayal of the current state of the field.

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