Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Fundamentals of Applied Practice

Book excerpt: Experienced counselors provide a firm foundation in the theory and practice of clinical mental health counseling and a look at areas critical to providing quality services in a variety of settings KEY TOPICS: The development of clinical mental health counseling as a profession, ethical and legal issues in clinical mental health counseling, education and credentialing, employment settings, advocacy; assessment and diagnosis, case conceptualization and treatment planning, managed care, consultation, prevention and crisis intervention psychopharmacology, forensic mental health, addictions, clinical supervision, Internet based counseling MARKET For pre- and in-service courses in clinical mental health counseling. Also useful as a resource for beginning counselors.