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February, 2015 | SAGE Publications, Inc

Field Experience

Transitioning From Student to Professional


Naijian Zhang - West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA
Richard D. Parsons - West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA
400 pages | February, 2015 | SAGE Publications, Inc
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A blueprint for doing clinical work in field experience, this practical book aids students in developing their professional identity on their journey toward becoming a counselor. Authors Naijian Zhang and Richard D. Parsons help students integrate the knowledge they learn across the curriculum by presenting a roadmap of how to start, navigate, and finish a practicum or internship. Throughout the book, coverage of CACREP standards, case illustrations, exercises, and real-life examples create an accessible overview of the entire transitioning process.

Field Experience is part of the SAGE Counseling and Professional Identity Series, which targets specific competencies identified by CACREP (Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs). To learn more about each text in the series, please visit www.sagepub.com/cpiseries. 

Field Experience: A Unique Learning Experience
Field Work: Fostering an Emerging Professional Identity
Nurturing Your Professional Identity
Postscript

It Starts With Self-Appraisal
Assessing Field Placement Options
Matching Self to Site: Targeting Professional Development

Knowing the Ideal
The Real Is Often Less Than Ideal
Even Interns Can Effect Change and Define Roles

The Need and Value of Professional Ethics
The What: In Principle
From the Ideal to the Real

Reflecting on Practice: Case Conceptualization
Reflecting in Practice: Guiding Moment-to-Moment Decisions
Reflective Practice: Supporting Efficacy and Accountability
Reflection: For Professional Development

Counseling Supervision
Expectations of Counseling Supervision
Issues and Dilemmas in Supervision

Multiculturalism in Counseling
Multicultural Counseling Competence
Developing Multicultural Counseling Competence
Multicultural Counseling Competence and Professional Identity

The Nature of Crisis and Crisis Intervention
Suicide
When Harm Is Other Directed
Site Policy on Crisis Procedures

The Risk of Physical Harm
Reducing Legal Risks
Postscript

Purpose of Documentation and Record Keeping
Ethical and Legal Ramifications
The “What” of Case Documentation
The “How,” or Format, of Case Documentation
Concluding Thoughts

Terminating the Counseling Relationship
Challenges to Effective and Ethical Termination
Steps Toward Effective and Ethical Termination
Terminating Other Relationships at Internship

Counseling: Challenging the Well-Being of the Counselor
Burnout
Compassion Fatigue

Connection Between Internship and Career
Preparation for Employment
Placement Resources
Advanced Education
Postscript

Identity
Responding to the Calling
With Pride

Instructor Teaching Site

The password-protected instructor resources site includes:

  • Case study discussion questions help students apply chapter principles  
  • Chapter Exercises promote students’ in-depth engagement with course material
  • Lively and stimulating class assignments can be used in class to reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects
     

Student Study Site

The open-access student study site includes:

  • Learning objectives reinforce the most important material
  • EXCLUSIVE! Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter
  • Carefully selected chapter-by-chapter video and multimedia links enhance classroom-based explorations of key topics
  • Web resources are included for further research and insights
  • Interesting and relevant additional readings provide a jumping-off point for course assignments, papers, research, group work, and class discussion

KEY FEATURES:

  • The text is organized around and adheres to the new CACREP standards of developing a professional identity.
  • Case illustrations throughout the book assist readers in understanding key points and apply them to their own practice.
  • Guided exercises in every chapter facilitate understanding and assimilation of the material.
  • Chapter objectives and “Keystone” summaries help readers grasp the critical points of the chapter.
  • Sample paperwork (clinical documents, instruments, cover letters, resumes, etc.) provides students with models they can use.
  • Additional Resources sections include numerous web-based and print materials for use during the field experience.