The Counseling Practicum and Internship Manual
A Resource for Graduate Counseling Students in a Dynamic, Global Era
The most comprehensive guide to the counseling practicum and internship experience.
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This trusted guide supports graduate students with practical tools and insights for managing every stage of the clinical training journey. Featuring personal narratives, telehealth updates, and a strong diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) focus, the book prepares students for real-world counseling practice and supervision. It also explores trauma, suicide, and ethics, with resources for both students and instructors. Know, use, and test your understanding of course content with CourseConnect—an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.
What’s New:
- Stronger focus on technology, telehealth, and global counseling issues
- Expanded attention to trauma, suicide prevention, and safety in the field
- Greater emphasis on LGBTQ+inclusion, DEI, and multicultural counseling
- Updated to reflect 2024 CACREP standards and COVID-19 impact
Key Features:
- Comprehensive guidance on fieldwork, supervision, ethics, documentation, trauma care, and telehealth
- Supports confident, ethical, and culturally responsive counseling practice for graduate-level students
- Includes case studies, sample forms, and instructor resources with chapterPowerPoints and Instructor's Manual
- Written by an experienced counselor educator with a practical, student-centered approach and global perspective
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Counseling Profession and the Practicum/Internship Experience
Chapter 2. Multicultural Issues, Complexities, and Considerations
Chapter 3. Selecting and Applying for a Practicum/Internship
Chapter 4. Ethical and Legal Issues
Chapter 5. Clinical Issues in Practicum and Internship
Chapter 6. Clinical Writing and Documentation in Counseling Records
Chapter 7. Models of Supervision: Classroom and Site Supervision
Chapter 8. Counselor Self-Care: Managing Stressful Demands During Practicum/Internship
Chapter 9. Crisis Intervention in Practicum/Internship
Chapter 10. Ensuring Safety on Practicum and Internship
Chapter 11. Addressing Trauma in Counseling: Interventions for Victims, Survivors, and Practicum and Internship Students
Chapter 12. Termination in Counseling: How to Say Goodbye
Chapter 13. Completing the Practicum/Internship and Preparing for the Future as a Professional Counselor
Appendix A: List of Professional Counseling Organizations
Appendix B: State Licensure Boards and Requirements
Appendix C: Documents for Practicum and Internship
Index
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- Release Date: February 21, 2024
- Paperback / softback
- 476 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- ISBN: 9780826166067
- eBook ISBN: 9780826166074



