Counseling Strategies that Work! Evidenced-based Interventions for School Counselors
Counseling Strategies that Work! targets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today’s school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection.\ This text is a collection of intervention strategies rooted in scientific evidence that supports their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day “problems” confronting today’s school counselor. It is an excellent resource for counseling techniques courses or field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference for...
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Counseling Strategies that Worktargets the unique, day-to-day problems encountered by today’s school counselor and provides a new perspective on treatment selection. This text is an anthology of intervention strategies that are rooted in scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness when applied to the day-to-day “problems” confronting today’s school counselor. It is an excellent source for counseling techniques courses or as a reading assigned as part of their field placement experiences, as well as a useful reference text for all those currently employed as school counselors. Every chapter provides a blending of theory, practice and guided, personalized application. The content is broken down succinctly, beginning with a brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed before delving into a detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of an intervention strategy.Each chapter includes: A brief introduction to the nature of the problems being addressed. Precis of sample research supporting a specific intervention technique. Detailed presentation with case illustration of the application of the intervention strategy. A listing of clinical recommendations for direct application. A list of web based and literature based resources of additional material.
Ch. 1Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder : interventions for student distractibility, inattentiveness, and time on task3Ch. 2Disruptive behaviour : tantrums, out-of-seat, and clowning21Ch. 3Dishonesty : cheating and stealing34Ch. 4Low self-efficacy and motivational issues50Ch. 5Task completion and homework issues63Ch. 6Social withdrawal, shyness, and social anxiety79Ch. 7Violence : aggression and bullying93Ch. 8Noncompliance, defiance, and oppositional behaviour107Ch. 9Conduct problems and antisocial behaviour120Ch. 10Sexual behaviour135Ch. 11Prejudice and "isms" in the school149Ch. 12Anxiety : separation, social, and test165Ch. 13Stress180Ch. 14Obsessive-compulsive disorder195Ch. 15Improving and maintaining self-esteem209Ch. 16Depression225Ch. 17Suicidal ideation and behavior242Ch. 18Trauma, loss, and the grieving process256Ch. 19Eating disorders270Ch. 20Substance use and abuse283
