American Counseling Assn.

Developing clinical skills for substance abuse counseling.

Yalisove (psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice) provides a resource for beginning counselors and other mental health professionals to understand substance abuse and the basic concepts and skills for effective counseling of those with substance abuse disorders. He addresses counselor roles and the fundamental principles of substance abuse counseling, key theories, his method and approach, and their application in clinical situations through each phase of treatment. Group work, clients with dual disorders, family counseling, working with diverse client populations, treatment plans, and writing clinical reports are also discussed. He includes both abstinence and harm reduction goals. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Ethics desk reference for counselors.

Barnett, a mental health professional who teaches counseling psychology at Loyola U. in Maryland, and Johnson (counseling, Johns Hopkins U.) provide a resource for students and counseling professionals to help them interpret and apply the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics and prevent and resolve ethical dilemmas. They reprint and explain each part of the Code, discuss common challenges associated with it, and make recommendations for ethical practice. They offer a decision-making model and strategies for dealing with concerns relating to culture and diversity, confidentiality, suicidal clients, boundary issues and multiple relationships, competence, supervision, managed care, termination, and ethics complaints and malpractice suits. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

A job search manual for counselors and counselor educators; how to navigate and promote your counseling career.

Hodges (clinical mental health counseling, Antioch U. New England) and Connelly, who is associated with a consulting firm specializing in career development programs and an international human resources consulting firm, offer a career planning handbook for counselors looking for positions in counselor education, college and community college counseling, schools, and community agencies. They cover aspects of the job search such as résumés, cover letters, networking, interviewing, handling rejection, self-employment, and moving from one setting or specialty to another. There is no index. (Annotation ©2010 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)