The World of the Counselor: An Introduction to the Counseling Profession
We have reviewed many of the introductory texts and found this one to have the best breadth of coverage; in addition, it addresses many of the current issues within the field."Outstanding description of theory and concepts of multicultural counseling."...this text is outstanding for an Introduction to the Counseling Profession course. I can't imagine another text being better. It presents a positive image of the profession, provides detailed information regarding the various components of the counseling profession, and is written in an easy-to-follow style."...a major strength of this text is the integration of ethics and multicultural issues into each chapter. The structure follows the CACREP standards and thus the material is especially relevant for an introductory counseling course. Another strength (and uniqueness) is the inclusion of wellness as a goal for counseling professionals, personally as well as professionally (i.e., for clients).