Here are some essential reads for various counseling audiences, including school counselors, mental health counselors, counselor educators, and graduate students. What others would you recommend?
Counseling, General Interest
The Secrets of Exceptional Counselors by Jeffrey Kottler
Neurocounseling: Brain-Based Clinical Approaches by Thomas Field, Laura Jones, & Lori Russell-Chapin
Program Management for School Counselors
Strengths-Based School Counseling by John Galassi & Patrick Akos
The Use of Data in School Counseling by Trish Hatch
School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap by Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
Evidence Based School Counseling by Catherine Dimmitt & John Carey
Facilitating Evidence-Based, Data-Driven School Counseling: A Manual for Practice by Brett Zyromski & Melissa Mariani
Making Data Work by Carol Kaffenberger
The Elementary/Middle School Counselor’s Survival Guideby John Schmidt
Theory-Related & Individual Counseling-Focused
Brief Counseling That Works by Gerald Sklare
Behind the Counselor’s Door by Kevin Kuczynski
Mental Health Interventions for School Counseling by Christopher Sink
40 Techniques Every Counselor Should Know by Bradley Erford
Solution-Focused Counseling in Schools by John Murphy
Leadership
101 Solutions for School Counselors and Leaders in Challenging Times by Stuart Chen-Hayes, Melissa Ockerman, & Erin Mason
College & Career Readiness
Career Counseling in P-12 Schools by Jennifer Curry & Amy Milsom
Ready, Willing, & Able: A Developmental Approach to College Access and Success by Mandy Savitz Romer & Suzanne Bouffard
School Counseling & Education General Interest
Kids Deserve it! Pushing Boundaries & Challenging Conventional Thinking by Todd Nesloney & Adam Welcome
When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, & Other Losses by John James & Russell Friedman
The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World by Hunter Maats & Katie O’Brien
Site Supervision & University Supervision
Supervising the School Counselor Trainee by Jeannine Studer
The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision by L. DiAnne Borders & Lori Brown
Supervision Essentials for the Integrative Developmental Model by Brian McNeill & Cal Stoltenberg
Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision by Janine Bernard & Rodney Goodyear
