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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784482103321

Autore

Herr Edwin L

Titolo

The professional counselor as administrator [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on leadership and management of counseling services across settings / / Edwin L. Herr, Dennis E. Heitzmann, Jack R. Rayman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006

ISBN

1-135-61280-3

1-282-32698-8

9786612326981

1-4106-1722-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeitzmannDennis E

RaymanJack R

Disciplina

361/.06/0684

Soggetti

Counseling - Management

Educational counseling - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Leadership, Management, and Administration in Perspective; 2 Fundamental Processes of Leadership, Management, and Administration; 3 The School Counselor as Program Administrator; 4 Leadership and Management of University Counseling Centers; 5 The Administration of University Career Services; 6 Chair, Department of Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, or Both and More; 7 Administration of Counseling in Government, Nonprofit, and Professional Organizations; 8 Leadership and Management of Counseling in the Community and Workplaces About Work

9 The Professional Counselor as Manager in Independent Practice10 The Professional Counselor as Administrator; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

A largely undiscussed problem exists in the counseling community. Each year many excellent professional counselors with little or no administrative preparation or leadership experience are asked to assume administrative roles in schools, colleges and universities, state and federal government offices, community agencies, and foundations.



The purpose of this book is to lighten their challenge by providing them with knowledge of the basic tasks and tools needed by a professional administrator and, equally important, how to adapt those tasks and tools to various professional settings. Key feature