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This pragmatic book explains the ""how"" of integrating counselor training into practice by bridging the gap between educational knowledge, clinical skill, and counselor identity. Drs. Jude and Julius Austin combine their personal and professional experiences with contributions from other skilled clinicians to break down the counseling process and inspire counselor confidence in the ongoing quest to do counseling well. Following an introduction to basic counseling ethics and several types of sessions, each stage of counseling is explored, including presession preparation, meeting the client, building the therapeutic relationship, managing and trusting the process, developing a unique personal style, tracking therapeutic progress, ending therapy, and postsession tasks. The discussion then shifts to getting the most from supervision, competent multicultural/antiracist counseling, and the dos and don'ts of distance counseling. A sole case study is presented throughout the book to illustrate therapeutic techniques, and key takeaways are summarized in an epilogue.

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Jude T. Austin II, PhD, LPC, LMFT, NCC, CCMHC, is an assistant professor in the counseling program at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and serves as the program’s clinical mental health counseling track coordinator. He is also in private practice in Belton, Texas, working with individuals, couples, and families. His research focuses on counselor education pedagogy, specifically on finding ways to help counseling students develop therapeutic presence in session. He is the coauthor of the books Counselor Self-Care (2018) and Surviving and Thriving in Your Counseling Program (2020), published by the American Counseling Association (ACA), and The Counselor Educator’s Guide: Practical In-Class Strategies and Activities (2020), published by Springer Publishing. He was a 2021 ACA conference keynote speaker. Julius A. Austin, PhD, LPC, NCC, is an assistant professor in the counseling program at Grand Canyon University. He currently serves as the clinical director of a community-based private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana. His research focuses on counselor development and training. He is coauthor of the books Counselor Self-Care (2018) and Surviving and Thriving in Your Counseling Program (2020), published by ACA, and The Counselor Educator’s Guide: Practical In-Class Strategies and Activities (2020), published by Springer Publishing. He was a 2021 ACA conference keynote speaker.

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