This book contains 156 personal, heart-warming, and often humorous vignettes from one of the most productive leaders and authors in the field. Readers get a firsthand look at Dr. Samuel Gladding’s successes and setbacks from childhood to older adulthood in 17 sections covering significant life milestones, such as family-of-origin influences; education; peer relationships; skill acquisition; professional growth, rejection, happenstance, and achievement; clinical challenges; multicultural competence; and life and career transitions. The process of becoming a counselor is demystified and humanized, making this is an excellent resource for practicum and internship classes.
Published by the ACA Foundation.
Price: $47.95
Pages: 408
Publisher: American Counseling Association (ACA)
Imprint: American Counseling Association
Publication Date:
26 April 2021
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781556204128
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
PSYCHOLOGY / Education, Training & Supervision, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
The World Into Which I Was Born
Section One: Becoming During Childhood (Birth to Age 11)
Section Two: Becoming During Adolescence (Ages 12 to 18)
Section Three: Becoming as a Young Adult
Section Four: Becoming Oriented to the Counseling Profession
Section Six: Becoming Skilled in Processes
Section Seven: Becoming Through the Power of Words
Section Eight: Becoming Through Creativity
Section Nine: Becoming Through Multiculturalism and Spirituality
Section Ten: Becoming Through Connections
Section Eleven: Becoming Skilled in Working With Groups, Couples, and Families
Section Twelve: Becoming a Lifelong Learner
Section Thirteen: Becoming an Academic
Section Fourteen: Becoming a Family Man
Section Fifteen: Becoming a Leader
Section Sixteen: Becoming More Aware of Issues in Counseling
Section Seventeen: Becoming Amid Transitions and Endings
Epilogue
Appendix A: A Concise History of My Life
Appendix B: Notes
