The Counseling Dictionary: Concise Definitions of Frequently Used Terms (3rd Edition)

The Counseling Dictionary is an excellent resource that will serve both experienced and novice counselors for years to come.It features the most up-to-date and comprehensive reference work in the field of counseling, and includes 400 new terms, an expanded appendix of prominent names in the field of counseling, an up-to-date brief history of the counseling profession, and a new appendix featuring nationally prominent helping associations and organizations. Terms in the dictionary are cross-referenced and written in a concise and easy to understand way.

Samuel T. Gladding is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Wake Forest University and past president of the American Counseling Association. He has authored numerous books on counseling, including Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession (6^th edition), Groups: A Counseling Specialty (5^th edition), and Family Therapy: History, Theory, and Practice (5^th edition).