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Empowering Young Black Males - III: A Systematic Modular Training Program For Black Male Children & Adolescents
Courtland C. Lee

128 pages

Family Counseling for All Counselors
David M. Kaplan and Associates

In one way or another all counselors are confronted by family issues. This exciting new ERIC/CASS publication provides a framework for involving the family in counseling by focusing on how to establish good relationships with families, assess family issues, set goals for family progress, select interventions for families, assess the effectiveness of family interventions, and reach closure with families. Family Counseling for All Counselors is CO-published by ERIC/CASS and the American Counseling Association Foundation (ACA), and is sponsored by the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC).

340 pages

Building Stronger School Counseling Programs: Bringing Futuristic Approaches into the Present
C.D. Johnson & Sharon Johnson (editors & contributors)

The future is about change. And change is more important to the human species now than in previous generations due to its rapidity. This new ERIC/CASS publication looks at past and current school counseling programs, and anticipates the future. The authors were given the following question: "How do you envision student support programs in the year 2021?" Each author's response to this query adds his or her unique perspective to the task ahead, the task of redesigning student support programs for the future to ensure all students will be prepared for productive citizenship.

315 pages

Implementing Comprehensive School Guidance Programs: Critical Leadership Issues and Successful Responses
Norman Gysbers & Patricia Henderson (eds.)

The pursuit of excellence in Comprehensive School Guidance Programs is a challenging and never-ending process. What works at one time frequently is inadequate or incomplete at a later time. This, the third in a series of ERIC/CASS publications on comprehensive school guidance programs (CSGP) seeks to make available to managers and participating counselors the ideas and resources from leaders in CSGP. Its primary focus is implementation and putting into use what experience has shown to be effective.

260 pages

Helping People Cope with Tragedy & Grief: Information, Resources, & Linkages
Garry R. Walz & Chris J. Kirkman (eds.)

A publication dedicated to providing aid to persons engaged in emotional challenges by providing them with quality information to cope with stress and trauma. Spurred by the tragedy of September 11, the resources and information compiled in this book will serve as a useful tool for many years.

92 pages

Assessment: Issues and Challenges for the Millennium
Garry R. Walz, Ph.D. & Jeanne C. Bleuer, Ph.D. (eds.)

This book offers an intriguing collection of papers that provide an update on new developments in assessment as well as discussions of important topics for counselor/educators, practitioners, scholars, and researchers. The papers are grouped into five sections: Emerging Issues, Counselor Education, K-12 Guidance and Counseling, Special Populations and Special Topics. In addition, an appendix of 33 digests on Assessment in Counseling and Therapy.

416 pages

Substance Abuse and Counseling
Editing & Contributions by Amos Sales

The first fully comprehensive coverage of substance abuse and the roles helping professionals can play to aid diagnoses, treatment and prevention. Fully explores all forms of substance abuse and offers clinically-tested interventions that can be used by counselors, psychologists and therapists. Highly useful for educators and teachers, this state-of-the-art publications also includes a facilitator's manual.

480 pages

Addressing School Violence
Practical Strategies & Interventions
Jerry Juhnke

A compelling and extensively researched approach to identifying students with a high potential for committing school violence and what can be done to help them by counselors, the schools and the community. A fresh and promising approach to making schools safer and promoting a community of learners. Actual instruments, scales and scoring materials are included.

An extremely useful resource for proactively responding to school violence through assessment, diagnosis and creative treatment approaches. Uses short quizzes and mini-case histories to drive home important ideas and interventions. An exceptions resource for both individual counselors and the entire school staff.

100 pages

Cybercounseling & Cyberlearning:
Strategies & Resources for the Millennium
John Bloom and Garry Walz

Explores both the promises and the challenges of cybercounseling and distance learning in 28 interesting and information-packed chapters. Also provides access to an accompanying website edition which provides online demonstrations and resources. This publication offers useful "how-to" information on becoming cyber-competent and provides access and links to extensive additional resources and websites. A unique first-of-its-kind publication and an incredible handbook of information. Published in collaboration with ACA.

473 pages

Maximizing School Guidance Program Effectiveness: A Guide for School Administrators & Program Directors
Edited by Cass Dykeman

This publication fills in the gaps on the subject of school counseling. Each article was coauthored by a counselor-educator and a school administrator and focuses on a specific topic, such as "the school counselor's role with discipline".

156 pages

Promoting Optimum Mental Health Through Counseling
Edited by J. Scott Hinkle

Mental Health counseling has become increasingly viable within the helping professions during the past 20 years. Specifically, mental health counselor education, training, and practice is making its mark within the field of counseling as reflected by program accreditation and by broader recognition by third parties. This book provides practicing counselors a window into the many topical areas where Mental Health is a vital contributor. Each chapter not only describes a mental health intervention or reviews a topical area, but also offers specific ideas and information useful to all counseling specialties.

366 pages

Proven Strategies for Improving Learning & Achievement
Duane Brown

School counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers can legitimately claim that they have always made contributions to the academic achievement of students. However, according to many educators, traditional efforts are clearly insufficient. This book provides student support personnel tools that will be recognized by educators as directly related to enhancing academic performance can be used with confidence that they will have the desired impact on achievement and are culturally sensitive.

307 pages

Cultural and Diversity Issues in Counseling
Edited by Paul B. Pedersen & Don C. Locke

Counseling has been culturally diversified for a long time, but only in recent years have counselors become aware of their clients' cultural diversity. This collection of articles addresses a growing need for specific information on multicultural concerns in counseling. The emphasis in Cultural and Diversity Issues in Counseling is on the importance of the client and client's special viewpoint in the clinical setting.

159 pages

Counseling Underachievers
Jeanne C. Bleuer

Summarizes achievement theories, shedding new light on the interaction between ability and effort. Presents a comprehensive model for counseling interventions. Includes guidelines for identifying the factors involved in student underachievement, and practical materials and ideas for improving study skills.

92 pages

School Counseling: New Perspectives & Practices
Edited by Jackie M. Allen

This publication fills a strong need for updated information on the most compelling ideas and practices in school counseling. In over 30 succinct and straightforward articles, a wealth of practical and new information on school counseling programs and practices is presented, useful to practicing counselors as well as to counselor education students. A basic resource for school counseling courses.

192 pages

Career Transitions in Turbulent Times: Exploring Work, Learning and Careers...Second Edition
Edited by Rich Feller & Garry Walz

This unique monograph offers the insights of over 50 knowledgeable authors. In 47 chapters they share with the reader important milestones in career development. Particularly noteworthy is the attention devoted to highlighting important new trends and innovations which will shape the future of career development programs and practices for years to come.

447 pages

Family Counseling in the Schools
by J. Scott Hinkle and Michael Wells

This ground-breaking monograph combines a sound theoretical orientation with eminently practical approaches for offering family counseling in school settings. Written by two knowledgeable and experienced counselors, this monograph will be equally useful to counselors new to family counseling and experienced family therapists. All counselors will benefit from the large number of innovative and highly useful interventions which it offers.

Comprehensive Guidance Programs That Work-II
Norman C. Gysbers

This eagerly-awaited second edition bring together updated material on the Comprehensive School Guidance Program Model with firsthand accounts by persons who make these programs work. The detailed model is described and a special section on leadership and supervision is included. Ten chapters present the specific implementation strategies of successfully operating programs. New and highly useful information on evaluating school guidance programs is also provided.

320 pages

Saving the Native Son:Empowerment Strategies for Young Black Males
Courtland C. Lee

In this greatly expanded and revised edition of the highly acclaimed earlier publication, Empowering Young Black Males, Dr. Lee has provided a monograph which is both comprehensive in its coverage (from grades 3 through adolescence) and brimming with practical ideas and interventions. It is a highly thoughtful and probing account of the needs and challenges facing Black youth. It also provides action-packed training modules which are unique in the breadth and depth of the activities they offer.

170 pages