From Jacket:Developments, techniques, and basic issues in counseling are covered in this new text designed for students in counselor practicum training in the fields of clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and high school and college guidance. It"s 67 articles, all written in the last five years by leaders in the field, are integrated and introduced by the editors. Section and chapter introductions present major issues in counseling that are further developed by the articles.In addition to traditional material, new information is offered on such important factors as the counselor"s personality, the client"s personality, verbal and nonverbal communication, and verbal conditioning. New emphasis is also placed on achieving a balance between guidance and psychotherapy, for the editors believe that close communication between guidance-oriented counselors and their more therapeutically oriented colleagues promises increased effectiveness for counseling.