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Routledge Mental Health
Online catalog listing all Routledge Mental Health titles.
Counseling Arena
Our specialist Counseling website, showcasing all Counseling books and journals published by Routledge (and sister-companies LEA, The Analytic Press, Taylor & Francis, and Psychology Press. This is one of many specialist mental health websites we run. The full list of our Mental Health arenas is:
Counseling Exam Review Products from Howard Rosenthal
Books and CDs by Routledge author Howard Rosenthal including Encyclopedia of Counseling, Third Edition and Vital Information and Review Questions for the NCE and State Counseling Exams.
Wanda Lee et al: Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals - 2nd Edition
First published in 1999, this second edition of Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals includes entirely new material on counseling Middle Eastern Americans, bi-racial, and multicultural Americans.

Links to Other Counseling Sites

American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
The National Association for Poetry Therapy
The NAPT supports the field of poetry therapy through specific projects. NAPT members comprise psychotherapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, nurses, occupational/ recreational therapists, ministers, pastoral counselors, psychiatrists, poets and songwriters. NAPT members work in many settings where people deal with personal and communal pain and the search for growth. As poetry therapists, they use all forms of literature and the language arts.
American Philosophical Practitioners Association
The American Philosophical Practitioners Association, a non-profit educational corporation incorporated in 1998, is the most prominent national association for philosophical practice, and is the largest of its kind both in America and internationally. The APPA encourages philosophical awareness and advocates leading the examined life. Philosophy can be practiced through client counseling, group facilitation, organizational consulting or educational programs.
American Counseling Association
The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the counseling profession. Founded in 1952, ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors in various practice settings. By providing leadership training, publications, continuing education opportunities, and advocacy services to nearly 52,000 members, ACA helps counseling professionals develop their skills and expand their knowledge base.
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
APAGS offers all of its members enormous opportunities to enhance their development towards a career in psychology and to shape the future of the discipline. With more than several thousand members, APAGS is one of the largest constituency groups of the APA, as well as the largest organized group of psychology graduate students worldwide.
Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
The Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy is a professional, interdisciplinary organization that is concerned with the application of behavioural and cognitive sciences to understanding human behavior, developing interventions to enhance the human condition, and promoting the appropriate utilization of these interventions. A not-for-profit organization, AABT has over 4,500 mental health professionals and students who utilize and/or are interested in empirically based behavior therapy or cognitive behavior therapy.
Gerontological Society of America
Established in 1945, the Gerontological Society of America is a non-profit professional organization with more than 5,000 members in the field of aging. GSA provides researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers with opportunities to understand, advance, integrate, and use basic and applied research on aging to improve the quality of life as one ages. GSA is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research.
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy, representing the professional interests of more than 23,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States, Canada and abroad. Since it's founding in 1942, the AAMFT has been involved with increasing the understanding, research and education in the field of marriage and family therapy, and ensuring that the public's needs are met by trained practitioners.
Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs
Since 1975, the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs has had two important functions. One has been to represent the interests of counseling psychology in virtually any forum that might affect training. The second has been to support its members by disseminating training-relevant information and by providing a vehicle to communicate with one another.
The Society for Sex Therapy and Research
Created in 1975, SSTAR is a community of professionals who have clinical and/or research interests in human sexual concerns. It facilitates communication among clinicians who treat problems of sexual identity, sexual function, and reproductive life and provides a forum for exchange of ideas between those interested in research in human sexuality and those whose primary activities are patient care. SSTAR membership includes professionals in varying disciplines such as Psychology, Medicine (including Psychiatry, Ob/Gyn, Urology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine), Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Nursing, Sexology, and the sciences.
The American Art Therapy Association, Inc.
The AATA is an organization of professionals dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life enhancing. Its mission is to serve its members and the general public by providing standards of professional competence, and developing and promoting knowledge in, and of, the field of art therapy.
National Board for Certified Counselors
The National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) is the nation's premiere professional certification board devoted to credentialing counselors who meet standards for the general and specialty practices of professional counseling.
Association for Death Education and Counseling
ADEC is one of the oldest interdisciplinary organizations in the field of dying, death and bereavement. Its nearly 2,000 members include a wide array of mental and medical health personnel, educators, clergy, funeral directors and volunteers.

News from the National Board for Certified Counselors

New Board Members Elected Promotions at NBCC-I

New members have joined NBCC boards of directors, and NBCC International has announced two staff promotions as part of a divisional reorganization. 24 Sep 2008 18:33:05 GMT

California Licensure Bill Update

NBCC is working closely with the California Coalition for Counselor Licensure (CCCL) to pass legislation granting licensure for professional counselors (LPCs). The California Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to hear the counselor licensure bill (AB 1486) soon. If it passes, then it will likely move quickly to the Senate floor. 13 Aug 2008 15:33:55 GMT

INFORMATIONAL NOTICE CONCERNING THE AMERICAN PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

Please click on the title for the full article. 08 May 2008 08:08:51 GMT

Latin American Counseling Day 2008

In recognition of the strong ties between the United States with its Latin American neighbors, the National Board for Certified Counselors and Affiliates (NBCC) will recognize Latin American Counseling Day on April 27. 28 Apr 2008 08:27:32 GMT

NBCC Speaks Up for Counseling at UNESCO General Conference

Paris – NBCC has used its official status with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to advocate for counseling as a component of the agency’s education policies and programs. Executive Vice President Ted Iliff represented NBCC at the biennial General Conference held at UNESCO headquarters during the last half of October. NBCC was invited to participate in the conference because of its status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) partner in official relations. 31 Oct 2007 13:09:06 GMT

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