Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets

Counseling Special Populations in Schools / Emily S. Fisher and Kelly S. Kennedy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.Description: 218 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780199355785 (paperback)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Counseling special populations in schoolsDDC classification:
  • 371.82694 23 FIS
Contents:
1. Introduction to Counseling Special Populations in Schools 2. Counseling Students who are Homeless 3. Counseling Students Living in Foster Care 4. Counseling Students Involved with the Juvenile Justice System 5. Counseling Students who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning 6. Counseling Students who are Pregnant and Parenting 7. Counseling Students who are Gifted 8. Counseling Students with Incarcerated Parents 9. Counseling Students in Military Families 10. Counseling Students to Increase Motivation and School Completion
Summary: "Counseling Special Populations in Schools provides school-based mental health professionals with practical, specific strategies for counseling special populations of students who are at risk for academic, social, emotional, and behavioral problems in school. These special populations include students who are homeless, living in foster care, involved with the juvenile justice system, LGBTQ, pregnant or parenting, gifted, in military families, at-risk for school failure and dropout, and impacted by incarcerated parents. Each chapter focuses on one group of students, highlighting critical background information and providing evidence-informed counseling approaches and strategies to promote resilience and support student development. Chapters provide specific information about how to use basic counseling skills, as well as more advanced counseling techniques such as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, to address the needs and challenges of these special populations of students. This advanced-level counseling book is an excellent resource for mental health professionals and graduate students who want to be able to provide effective counseling services for all students. "--
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 371.82694 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 41562

1. Introduction to Counseling Special Populations in Schools 2. Counseling Students who are Homeless 3. Counseling Students Living in Foster Care 4. Counseling Students Involved with the Juvenile Justice System 5. Counseling Students who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning 6. Counseling Students who are Pregnant and Parenting 7. Counseling Students who are Gifted 8. Counseling Students with Incarcerated Parents 9. Counseling Students in Military Families 10. Counseling Students to Increase Motivation and School Completion

"Counseling Special Populations in Schools provides school-based mental health professionals with practical, specific strategies for counseling special populations of students who are at risk for academic, social, emotional, and behavioral problems in school. These special populations include students who are homeless, living in foster care, involved with the juvenile justice system, LGBTQ, pregnant or parenting, gifted, in military families, at-risk for school failure and dropout, and impacted by incarcerated parents. Each chapter focuses on one group of students, highlighting critical background information and providing evidence-informed counseling approaches and strategies to promote resilience and support student development. Chapters provide specific information about how to use basic counseling skills, as well as more advanced counseling techniques such as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, to address the needs and challenges of these special populations of students. This advanced-level counseling book is an excellent resource for mental health professionals and graduate students who want to be able to provide effective counseling services for all students. "--

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-204) and index.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha