Counseling
This guide lists major print and Web-based resources of interest to students
and faculty in the George Washington University Graduate School of Education
and Human Development, specifically in the Counseling program. The print
resources are all available at Gelman Library, but
may also be available at other libraries in the consortia. This guide is
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To locate books, use the WRLC Libraries
Catalog. Search books using "counseling" as a Subject term.
Once the list of Subject Headings comes up, click on the 'More Info' button
for suggested subject terms or strategies to narrow your search.
Subject terms which may be helpful (there are many different possibilities)
to search under are:
- Cross-cultural
- Deaf
- Education
- Examinations
- Adult education
- Higher Education
- Methods
- Periodicals
- Study and teaching
- Vocational Guidance
- Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. Noel Sheehy,
ed., 1997.
- Location: REF BF109.A1 B56 1997
- Dictionary of Counseling. Donald A. Biggs and Gerald
Porter, 1994
- Location: REF BF637.C6 B444 1994
- Dictionary of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Rom
Harre and Roger Lamb, eds. 1986.
- Location: REF BF712.7.D53
- Dictionary of Family Therapy. Jacques Miermont and
Hugh Jenkins, 1995.
- Location: REF RC488.5. M5313 1995
- Dictionary of Psychological Testing, Assessment and Treatment:
Includes Key Terms in Statistics, Psychological Testing, Experimental
Methods and Therapeutic Treatments. Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 1995.
- Location: REF BF176.S78 1995
- International Dictionary of Psychology. N.S. Sutherland,
2nd edition, 1996.
- Location: REF BF31.S83 1996
- Online
Dictionary of Mental Health. Maintained by the University
of Sheffield.
- Location: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psysc/psychotherapy/
- Encyclopedia of Adult Development. Robert Kastenbaum,
ed. 1993.
- Location: REF BF724.5.E53 1993 Summarizes research on more than 100
topics including gender issues, health, relationships, and specific
ages.
- Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.
W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff, 3rd edition, 2001.
- Location: REF BF31.E52 2001.
- This four volume set includes over 2,500 articles with cross references
and further readings as well as a biographical dictionary of prestigious
psychologists.
- Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. V.S. Ramachandran,
ed. 1994
- Location: REF BF31.E5 1994
- This four volume set contains over 250 signed articles covering both
the psychological and physiological aspects of human behavior.
- Encyclopedia of Human Emotions. David Levinson, ed.
1999
- Location: REF BF 531. E55 1999
- This 2 volume set brings together what is known about the nature,
causes, expressions, and societal role of emotions.
- Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Howard S. Friedman,
ed. 1998.
- Location: REF RA790. E53 1998
- Comprehensive overview of the many genetic, neurological, and psychological
factors that affect mental health. Alphabetically arranged with articles
10-20 pages long, each with a bibliography.
- Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties. Ronald
M. Doctor and Ada P. Kahn, 2nd edition, 2000.
- Location: REF RC535.D63 2000
- Over 2,000 entries that describe things, feelings, and situations
that impact people's lives in a negative way.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology. Alan E. Kazdin, ed. 2000.
- Location: REF BF31. E52 2000
- This 8 volume set has more than 1,500 alphabetically arranged, signed
entries including almost 400 biographies of psychologists. Attempts
to encompass a variety of approaches and looks at historical and current
theories.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Location: http://www.psychology.org/
- An online encyclopedia with links for further research sponsored by
the Department of Psychology at Jacksonville State University.
- Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology.
Nancy A. Piotrowski, 4 volumes, 2003.
- Location: REF BF31.M33 2003
- Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Alan S. Bellack
and Michel Hersen, eds. 1998.
- Location: REF RC467. C597 1998
- This 11 volume comprehensive reference covers the history to current
thinking about training, standards and practices, and sociocultural
factors in mental health.
- Counselor Preparation: [Programs, Faculty, Trends].
Accelerated Development, Inc. 11th edition, 2004.
- Location: REF Graduate Information: LB 2803.A3 C67 2004
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM
–IV-TR.
- Location: REF DESK RC455.2.C4 D36 2000
- Standard resource for classification of mental disorders.
- Directory of Counseling Services. International Association
of Counseling Services, 2002.
- Location: REF 637.C6 D52 2002
- Encyclopedia of Counseling. Master Review and Tutorial
for the National Counselor Examiniation and State Counseling Exams:
Howard Rosenthal, 2002.
- Location: BF637.C6 R6734 2002
- Handbook of Counseling Psychology. Steven D. Brown
and Robert W. Lent, eds. 3rd edition, 2000.
- Location: BF 637.C6 h315 2000
- Handbook of Educational Psychology. David C. Berliner
and Robert C. Calfee, eds. 1996.
- Location: LB1051.H2354 1996
- Overview of cognition and motivation, development and individual
differences, school curriculum, teaching and instruction, and foundations
of the discipline.
- Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. Joseph G.
Ponterotto, ed. 2nd edition, 2001.
- Location: BF 637.c6 H3174 2001
- Handbook of Psychology. Irving B. Weiner, ed. 2003
- Location: REF BF121.H1955 2003
- This 12 volume reference set includes the history of psychology, research
methods, and all major subsets of psychology including biological, experimental,
social, educational, clinical, health, forensic, and industrial.
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
5th edition, 2001.
- Location: REF BF76.7. P83 2001 or REF DESK
- Organization of a manuscript, APA style guide, manuscript preparation,
journal article production, etc.
- Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians,
Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools. 68th Edition
2003/2004.
- Location: REF LB1771.W6
- Academy of Counseling Psychology
- Location: http://www.aacop.net/
- Committed to promoting excellence in counseling psychology through
assessment, intervention, research and theory for professionals.
- American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy
- Location: http://www.aamft.org
- AAMFT uses family therapy to promote the health and well being of
individuals, all forms of families and communities.
- American Counseling Association
- Location: http://www.counseling.org
- The American Counseling Association is a non-profit, professional
and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth and enhancement
of the counseling professional. The site includes divisions, organizations,
task forces, online courses, code of ethics, as well as a national counselor
referral directory.
- American Mental Health Counselors
Association
- Location: http://www.amhca.org
- AMHCA represents licensed mental health professionals emphasizing
consistent standards of education, training, practice, advocacy, and
ethics.
- American Psychological Association
- Location: http://www.apa.org
- The APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents
psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA
is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. This site provides
information about APA, career information, conferences, consumer health
information, a code of ethics, and the latest in psychology news.
- American School Counselor
Association
- Location: http://www.schoolcounselor.org
- The ASCA is a worldwide non-profit with over 15,000 members supporting
school counselors’ efforts to help students. The associations
provides professional development, publications, research, and advocacy.
- Association for
Counselor Education and Supervision
- Location: http://www.acesonline.net/
- ACES emphasizes the need for education and supervision of counselors
with publications, practices, ethical standards, and related problems.
- National Board for Certified
Counselors & Affiliates
- Location: http://www.nbcc.org
- NBCC is the largest certification service of the counseling profession.
The organization provides information about certification/ recertification,
examinations, ethics, and news.
To access databases with a location of "ALADIN", click on the
title of the database. To see a list of databases available through ALADIN,
go to the ALADIN Home Page; and under
Databases by Title on the right side of the screen, choose from the three
alphabetical groupings.
ALADIN databases are available for use only by current GW students, staff,
and faculty. If you are using this page from off-campus, you will be prompted
to enter the barcode number from the back of your GWorld ID card before
you can access the database.
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- Academic
Search Elite
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides both abstracts and full text to over 2,500 journals including
counseling, sociology, tests and mental measurements and education.
Indexing goes as far back as 1984.
- Education
Abstracts
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides indexing and abstracts on articles and books related to contemporary
education issues including adult education, counseling in education,
multicultural issues, career development and counseling, as well as
developmental psychology.
- ERIC
1966-Dec. 2003
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides indexing and abstracting of articles from journals and other
publications in education and related fields. Excellent coverage of
vocational education, achool and educational psychology and counseling.
ED documents are located on microfiche on the third floor of Gelman.
Additional information on downloading ERIC documents is available here.
- Harvard
Educational Review
- Location: ALADIN
- Journal of opinion and research in education and related fields including
counseling and public health.
- Health
and Psychosocial Instruments
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides access to information on measurement instruments: questionnaires,
rating scales, and tests in health, psychosocial sciences, and counseling.
- JSTOR
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides full text access to the archival volumes of select journals
including those in counseling, education, psychology, and sociology.
- Medline
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides indexing and abstracting of journal articles and other publications
within all areas of biomedicine including psychiatric and physiological
intervention, public health care, social support programs, and counseling.
- Mental
Measurements Yearbook
- Location: ALADIN
- Contains descriptive information and critical reviews of new and revised
tests covering more than 2,000 commercially available educational, personality,
aptitude and achievement tests.
- ProQuest Research Library Plus
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides indexing, abstracting and some full text articles from academic
journals and popular magazines. Although subject coverage is general,
psychology, education and counseling articles are included.
- PsychInfo
- Location: ALADIN
- Provides abstracts to over 1,300 journals and book chapters in all
fields of psychology, counseling, and related fields.
- Sociological
Abstracts
- Location: ALADIN
- Abstracts and indexes sociology and related social and behavioral
sciences including counseling and psychology.
- Social
Sciences Citation Index
- Location: ALADIN
- As part of Web of Science, SSCI abstracts articles from over 1,700
journals from 1992 to the present. This database can also be used to
search how many times a particular author or article has been cited
by other authors.
- Counseling Center
Village
- Location: http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/ccv.html
- Maintained by SUNY Buffalo Counseling Center, "just as a real world is made
up of many individual homes, the Counseling Center Village is made up of many
home pages - and other web resources-created by college and university counseling
centers around the world." Directories of counseling sites, listservs, development
workshops, practice related resources and more.
- Counseling Resources
on the Internet
- Location: http://www.csun.edu/edpsy/resources.html
- This site, maintained by California State University Northridge Department
of Educational Psychology and counseling maintains this extensive list of
resources which covers professional organizations, prevention resources, family
counseling, licensing information, counseling listservs, and other topics.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Location: http://www.nida.nih.gov
- NIDA supports over 85% of the world's research on the health aspects of
drug abuse and addiction. Includes publications and information for counselors
and health professionals in dealing with various kinds of addiction.
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Location: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
- As part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, researches
mental disorders and collects, analyzes and disseminates information on the
causes, occurrences and treatments of mental illness.
- Psych Central: Mental
Health & Psychology Resources Online
- Location: http://psychcentral.com/resources/
- Maintained by Dr. John Grohol, the site includes a resource directory, information
about disorder symptoms and treatments, articles, essays, book reviews, community
support forums, and weekly live chats.
- School Psychology Resources
Online
- Location: http://www.schoolpsychology.net
- Resources for psychologists, parents and educators concerned with learning
disabilities, ADHD, autism, adolescence, parenting, special education, mental
health and more.
- Student
Counseling & Resource Service: Virtual Pamphlet Collection
- Location: http://counseling.uchicago.edu/resources/virtualpamphlets/index.shtml
- Includes virtual pamphlets created by the University of Chicago and other
universities for counseling college students.
For research assistance in related Counseling topics, please consult
the Research Guides listed below. Print copies are available near the
Reference and Information Desk.
For more information, call the Reference Desk at 202-994-6048 or use the E-mail
Reference Form. This page is maintained by Randy Herzler.
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