Orientation to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professionalisms

Orientation to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professionalisms

New counseling students usually meet the profession itself before they meet any single technique, and Orientation to the Counseling Profession is written for that first step. Bradley Erford is the author, and Pearson Education published this trade paperback in 2024.

The book is organized around three themes named in its subtitle: advocacy, ethics and the professional standards counselors are held to. It looks closely at the ethical questions and advocacy strategies that counselors need in the field.

Ethics in counseling practice

Ethical reasoning runs through the text. Readers study the considerations that shape a counselor’s decisions with clients and colleagues, which prepares them for later courses that go deeper into ethics and law.

Advocacy for clients and the profession

Advocacy gets equal billing in the title. The book covers strategies counselors use to speak up for their clients and for counseling as a profession, a part of the job many students do not expect when they start.

Format and length

This is a 640-page trade paperback in English, published in 2024.

Professional standards for new counselors

The third theme, essential professionalisms, deals with the standards and conduct expected of counselors as members of a profession. Reading about them early gives students a frame for the rest of their training, from practicum through licensure.

Book details

• Title: Orientation to the Counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professionalisms
• Author: Bradley Erford
• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Published: 2024
• Pages: 640
• Format: Trade paperback

Questions buyers ask

Is this book for an intro to counseling course?

Yes. It is an orientation to the counseling profession, the kind of text assigned early in a counseling program.

Who is the author?

Bradley Erford.

What year is this edition?

Pearson Education published it in 2024.

Does it cover advocacy as well as ethics?

Yes. Advocacy, ethics and professional standards are its three main themes.

How long is the book?

It is a 640-page trade paperback written in English.