An Advanced Lifespan Odyssey for Counseling Professionals

by Bradley T. Erford

Written specifically for counselors-in-training, this practical new text features an engaging writing style with real-life cases and applications. AN ADVANCED LIFESPAN ODYSSEY FOR COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS, 1st Edition, covers the typical lifespan topics, but with a focus on developmental issues you'll encounter as a counseling professional -- and the strategies and techniques to deal with them. Case studies and discussions of current issues anchor the material in the real world. Reflections from parents and current counselors further enhance the text's applied emphasis, giving you ideas for how to integrate the theories and other information into real-life practice. This is a book you'll want to keep on hand long after you leave the course.

Genres: Counselling, Grad School, Textbooks

999 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Mya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was done really well with majority of its chapters. It was of my most favorite books in my program.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars mainly because I found the editor was too brief in some areas across the lifespan. I appreciate the desire to be brief, but I felt like some areas would have benefited from an expansion of the concepts.

[Tiffany Ye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Textbook for EDF50000

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dated, uneven, some assertions that are incorrect and assumptive presented as facts. Not particularly insightful. Good personal examples, but dated.

[Erin Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super helpful and informative resource!

[Shania Gabbard]

Reading this over three week nearly killed me.

[Jolee B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book as far as text books are concerned. Kept everything to the point and well organized by age. Good insights into mental and emotional development in each age range of human development.