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SAGE Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice
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The SAGE Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice offers valuable insights into a range of career options in clinical work through the contributions of 15 counselors. The text opens with a discussion of the various roles and functions of counselors and includes guidance on educational, licensing, and fieldwork considerations, while subsequent chapters offer practical information on job requirements, salaries, and day-to-day activities. Aspiring counselors and clinicians will gain not only a factual knowledge about career possibilities, but also a deeper understanding of what it actually means to engage in this type of work.

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Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Chapter 1. Why Choose a Career in Counseling?
Careers Begin at the Beginning

 
Life as a Counselor—Common Threads

 
Looking Forward

 
References

 
 
Chapter 2. Avenues to Counseling Careers
Educational Requirements and Choices: The Big Picture

 
Learning by Doing

 
Accreditation

 
Certifications

 
Licensure

 
References

 
 
Chapter 3. Addiction Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Serena Wadhwa, PsyD, LCPC, CADC, RYT

 
References

 
 
Chapter 4. Career Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Susan Wortman, MEd, LCPC

 
References

 
 
Chapter 5. Child and Adolescent Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Diane McDonald, MEd, LCPC

 
References

 
 
Chapter 6. Clinical Mental Health Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet the Experts

 
References

 
 
Chapter 7. Counselors and the Expressive Arts
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet the Experts

 
References

 
 
Chapter 8. Marriage, Couples, and Family Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Consideration

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Antonio Romano, LCPC, SFBT

 
References

 
 
Chapter 9. Organizational Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Rick Rittmaster, MA

 
References

 
 
Chapter 10. Pastoral Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Alison Toback, MA, MAPC, LCPC

 
References

 
 
Chapter 11. Rehabilitation Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Andrew Hrvol, MA, CRC, LPC

 
References

 
 
Chapter 12. School Counselors
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Matt Sheahan, MEd

 
References

 
 
Chapter 13. Student Services and College Advising
A Day in the Life

 
Salary and Job Outlook

 
Best Preparation

 
Special Considerations

 
Additional Resources

 
Meet Catherine Carrigan, MA, JD

 
References

 
 
Chapter 14. More Career Options and Final Reflections
Counselors and Human Resources

 
Counselors and Elder Care

 
Counselor Educators

 
A Quick Look at Related Fields

 
Coming Full Circle

 
References

 
Key features
KEY FEATURES:
  • Exploration of over a dozen specific careers within the profession of counseling allows students to make more informed decisions about graduate school and starting their career.
  • Extensive informational interviews with 15 counselors from 11 areas give readers information beyond facts; they offer passionate, first-hand perspectives that include challenges and rewards for readers to contemplate.
  • In-depth discussions of rationale for considering a career in counseling guide students on forming career strategies based on their identity, experience, and more.
  • Additional Resources sections list helpful websites for further exploration.

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