Child and Adolescent Counseling

This groundbreaking textbook is the first to fully integrate developmental, systemic, multicultural, and relational elements in child and adolescent counseling. Designed for counselors-in-training and practicing professionals, it emphasizes creative, time-efficient methods to engage children and adolescents while addressing contemporary issues. Grounded in theory yet highly practical, the text combines case studies, vignettes, and verbatim counseling sessions to illustrate effective strategies across a range of therapeutic modalities, including school, family, clinical mental health, and rehabilitation counseling. Supported by CACREP standards, competencies, and outcomes, this volume equips students and practitioners with a comprehensive toolkit to enhance counseling efficacy and foster transformative coping skills.

Key Features

• Unique integrated approach encompassing developmental, systemic, multicultural, and relational dimensions
• Applies across multiple counseling modalities, including school, family, clinical mental health, and rehabilitation
• Creative, multisensory, and time-efficient counseling strategies using expressive arts, props, and interactive activities
• Practical illustrations through case studies, vignettes, and verbatim counseling sessions
• Focus on contemporary issues: incarcerated parents, sexual minorities, military families, and same-sex parents
• CACREP-aligned with standards, competencies, and outcomes to support accreditation and exam preparation
• Pedagogical aids: learning objectives, key terms, chapter summaries, learning activities, and discussion questions
• Abundant instructor resources: sample syllabi, manual with experiential activities and rubrics, test bank, and PowerPoint slides
• Digital access included for use on mobile devices and computers