Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword
Introduction: Overview of Major Discussions in Beginning Your Counseling Career: Graduate Preparation and Beyond
Section 1 Graduate Preparation at the Counseling Master's Level
1 Getting Accepted Into a Master's Program and Getting a Graduate Assistantship
2 The Challenges of Starting and Completing Master's Level Training
3 Balancing Career, Graduate School, and Family
4 Online Master's in Counseling Programs
Section 2 Graduate Preparation at the Counselor Education Doctoral Level
5 Applying to and Getting Accepted to a Fitting Doctoral Program
6 Doctoral Online Programs
7 Benefits and Challenges of Balancing a Professional Counseling Identity With Doctoral Studies: The Perspectives of Current Counselor Education Doctoral Students
8 Proposing and Completing a Dissertation
9 Writing Etiquette for Doctoral Students
10 Teaching Counseling Students the Science of Research
11 Recommendations for Teaching Counseling: From Practitioner to Counselor Educator
Section 3 Important Elements of Transitioning From Student to Professional Counselor
12 Preparing Counseling Students for Field Experience
13 Gaining Clinical Experience in and After Graduate School
14 Mentoring Students for Private Practice
15 Critical Steps in Obtaining Licensure
16 Becoming a Supervisor
17 Counseling Identity
Section 4 Minorities and International Students in Counseling and Counselor Education
18 Encouraging Minorities in the Counseling Program
19 International Students and Counselor Education
Section 5 Special Considerations in the Career of Professional School Counseling
20 Establishing Relationships With Administrators, Faculty, and Staff as a School Counselor
21 Special Education Legislation and Protocols for School Counseling
22 School Counselors as Athletic Coaches: Finding a Common Ground.

Beginning Your Counseling Career is designed for students taking preliminary courses in counseling, as well as practicum and internship classes, at the masters and doctoral levels. It provides a comprehensive overview of the counseling profession and equips students with the clinical and administrative skills they'll need to broaden their focus on professional development. Chapters cover topics rarely covered in counseling texts, including the challenges of starting and completing masters level training, writing etiquette for doctoral students, proposing and completing a dissertation, and more.