Professional Counseling 101: Building A Strong Professional Identity

Professional Counseling 101: Building a Strong Professional Identity

ACA leader, Mark Pope, presents columns from his presidential year and never before published writings in this fun, humorous, engaging book that is guaranteed to instill or rekindle your pride in the counseling profession. Timeless in appeal, these passionate essays explore the nuances of professional identity and express the profundity of professional counselors' work. Writing on topics as diverse as the art of building relationships, multicultural skill development, GLBT rights, and professional opportunities and responsibilities, Pope conveys his love of counseling in a highly readable, personal, and informative style. His excitement is infectious, and both novice and experienced counselors will find themselves reaching for this book time and time again to respark their enthusiasm for the profession. Review A wonderful compilation of feelings and substance,Professional Counseling 101 provides new counselors with interesting insight into professional identity, leadership, and cutting-edge topics relevant to the profession, while it takes the more 'chronologically gifted' among us down memory lane. --Beverly J. O'Bryant, PhD Assistant Provost, Bowie State University, ACA President 1993-1994, ASCA President 1990-1991Mark Pope writes about professional identity from the heart, based on his experience as a person and as a leader in the profession. The result is a book you can curl up with, learn from, get excited by, and one that can help clarify the sometimes elusive nature of professional identity. Enjoy and learn from this inspiring book! --Robert K. Conyne, PhD University of CincinnatiMark Pope writes about professional identity from the heart, based on his experience as a person and as a leader in the profession. The result is a book you can curl up with, learn from, get excited by, and one that can help clarify the sometimes elusive nature of professional identity. Enjoy and learn from this inspiring book! --Robert K. Conyne, PhD University of Cincinnati About the Author Mark Pope, EdD, is a professor in the Division of Counseling and Family Therapy at the University of Missouri Saint-Louis.