Lee A. Underwood - Counseling Adolescents Competently

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Counseling Adolescents Competently is a unique work that moves the reader through four conceptual arenas that constitute competent counseling services in all settings. First, the book provides Foundational Issues in Counseling Adolescents and orients the reader to todays adolescents and how they present in counseling. It highlights how adolescents view of the world affect them and the development of the social and cultural elements, as well as interpersonal issues that they bring to counseling. First, the textbook identifies adolescents risk and protective factors to utilize within the counseling context. Second, the textbook provides information to help the reader gain theoretical perspectives to organize thoughts, approaches, understandings, and evidence-based processes when counseling adolescents. Using traditional theoretical approaches and integrating the newer generational evidence-based approaches will bridge the two theoretical worlds, while providing a comprehensive approach to thinking about adolescents. Evidence-based models such as multisystemic treatment, dialectical behavioral treatment, functional family therapy, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral treatment are a few of the interventions that are highlighted. Third, the textbook provides evidence-informed interventions to help adolescents better mitigate the challenges they experience. Information on screening, assessment, and treatment planning and the uses of behavioral criteria are provided. This section provides information on a host of critical areas including family interventions; divorce challenges; school counseling; group interventions; career and relational issues; addictions; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender concerns; and adolescents with sexually maladaptive behaviors. Fourth, the textbook provides legal and professional issues to include landmark ethical cases, supervision, and consultation, ending with the use of technology with adolescents.