Foundations of Counseling Psychology: An Introduction to the Field

Foundations of Counseling Psychology is the first textbook written and designed for undergraduate students, offering a comprehensive introduction to the field of counseling psychology in a reader-friendly, practical, and dynamic tone.

With the goal of sparking excitement about the wide range of work that counseling psychologists do, each chapter highlights at least one counseling psychologist and describes their work and setting. Each chapter also lays out self-reflection prompts for students to consider and offers a "what would you do?" question that focuses on compelling ethical issues and other dilemmas.

This textbook is essential to undergraduate students aspiring to be counseling psychologists. It will be useful to educators, students, and scholars specializing in counseling psychology worldwide.

Julie M. Koch, PhD, is a Professor in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Iowa.

Douglas Knutson, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Counseling Psychology program at Oklahoma State University.