Don C. C. Locke & Jane E. E. Myers 
The Handbook of Counseling [PDF ebook] 

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF COUNSELING
Counseling – Thomas J Sweeney
Historical Origins and Philosophical Roots
Counseling – Richard W Bradley and Jane A Cox
Evolution of the Profession
Specialties in Counseling – Jane E Myers and Thomas J Sweeney
Professional Associations, Standards and Credentials in Counseling – Brooke B Collison
Legal and Ethical Challenges in Counseling – Barbara Herlihy and Theodore P Remley Jr
Advocacy for the Counseling Profession – Dennis W Engels and Loretta J Bradley
PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING
Cognitive Developmental Stage Theories for Counselling – Norman A Sprinthall, Sandra De Angelis Peace and Patricia Anne Davis Kennington
Cognitive-Behavioral Counseling – Janice Miner Holden
Humanistic Theories of Counseling – Richard J Hazler
Existential Counseling – E H `Mike′ Robinson and Karyn Dayle Jones
Adlerian Counseling Theory and Practice – Jon Carlson and Len Sperry
Systems Theories – Patricia W Stevens
Postmodern Theories of Counseling – Sandra A Rigazio-Di Gilio
Developmental Counseling and Therapy and Multicultural Counseling and Therapy – Allen E Ivey and Mary Bradford Ivey
Metatheory, Contextual Consciousness and Action
Basic Counseling Skills – Jane Goodman
Counselor Roles for the 21st Century – Patricia Arredondo and Judy Lewis
Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling – Thomas H Hohenshil and Hildy Getz
PART THREE: SETTING AND INTERVENTIONS
Counseling in Schools – Stanley B Baker and Edwin R Gerler Jr
Counselling in Colleges and Universities – Mary Fukuyama
Community Counseling Settings – Samuel T Gladding and Michael Ryan
Private Practice – Earl J Ginter
The Professional Counselor
Counseling in Medical Settings – Sandra B Barker
PART FOUR: COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION
Counselor Education – Thomas W Hosie and Harriet L Glosoff
Counseling Supervision – L Di Anne Borders
A Deliberate Educational Process
Multicultural Counselor Education – Mark S Kiselica and Mary Lou Ramsey
Historical Perspectives and Future Directions
PART FIVE: RESEARCH IN COUNSELING
Epistemological and Methodological Issues in Counseling – Edna Mora Syzmanski and Randall M Parker
Quantitative Research Methods – Patricia B Elmore and Richard W Bradley
Qualitative Research in Counseling – Pamela O Paisley and Patricia M Reeves
Evidence-Based Counseling Intervention Programs – Thomas L Sexton
Practicing `Best Practices′
Counseling Program Evaluation – Larry C Loesch
Inside and Outside the Box
PART SIX: CRITICAL ISSUES AND EMERGING TOPICS
Facing the Changing Demographic Structure of Our Society – Michael D′Andrea and Judy Daniels
Working with Survivors of Trauma and People at Risk – Michael Tlanusta Garrett
A Model Substance Abuse Prevention Program – John D Swisher et al
Changing Demographics of the Profession – Richard Yep and Don C Locke
Professional Identity for Counselors – Howard B Smith
Defining and Responding to Racial and Ethnic Diversity – Courtland C Lee
`Where No-One Goes Begging′ – Tracy L Robinson and Sherry K Watt
Converging Gender, Sexuality and Religious Diversity in Counseling
The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Counseling – Mary Thomas Burke and Judy Miranti
The Potential for Success and Failure of Computer Applications in Counseling and Guidance – James P Sampson Jr and John W Bloom
Character, Personal Responsibility, Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem – Edwin L Herr and Spencer G Niles
Preventive Approaches to Counseling
Optimization of Behavior – Jane E Myers, Thomas J Sweeney and J Melvin Witmer
Promotion of Wellness
The Independent Practice of Mental Health Counseling – Arlis J Palmo, Michael J Shosh and William J Weikel
Past, Present and Future
The Costs, Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of School and Community Counseling Services – John D Swisher

Edwin L. Herr is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Education (Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology) and Emeritus Associate Dean, College of Education, Pennsylvania State University. He received his BS degree in Business Education from Shippensburg State Teachers College (Now Shippensburg University), and an MA and Ed D in Counseling and Student Personnel Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was an Alumni Fellow. A former business teacher, school counselor, and director of guidance, he previously served as Assistant and Associate Professor of Counselor Education at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1963-1966) and as the First Director of the Bureau of Guidance Services and the Bureau of Pupil Personnel Services, Pennsylvania Department of Education (1966-1968). The author or coauthor of more than 300 articles and 32books and monographs, he is Past President of the American Counseling Association, Past President of the National Vocational Guidance Association, and Past President of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the American Association for Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the National Career Development Association. Among his many awards, he has received the Eminent Career Award of the National Career Development Association, the extended research award from the American Counseling Association, and the Counseling Innovation and Vision Award of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.