Sage Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice - Paperback

by Camille Helkowski (Author)

The SAGE Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice offers valuable insights into a range of career options in clinical work through the contributions of 15 counselors. The text opens with a discussion of the various roles and functions of counselors and includes guidance on educational, licensing, and fieldwork considerations, while subsequent chapters offer practical information on job requirements, salaries, and day-to-day activities. Aspiring counselors and clinicians will gain not only a factual knowledge about career possibilities, but also a deeper understanding of what it actually means to engage in this type of work.

Author Biography

Camille Helkowski, Med, NCC, LCPC has over thirty years of experience as a counselor, clinical supervisor, educator, writer, and presenter, with extensive work in higher education in the arenas of administration, counseling and supervision, instruction, program and project management. Currently, she maintains a private counseling practice in Lincolnwood, IL where she provides counseling services to individuals and couples around a broad spectrum of issues including relational concerns, grief and loss, healing from trauma, career concerns across the life-span, and special counseling needs of young adults.

Helkowski has demonstrated her leadership abilities with a range of successful staff and student teams and is an acknowledged expert on the topics of young adult development and related transitions, and career development throughout the lifespan. She is the co-author of several articles and books, including: Connect College to Career: A Student's Guide to Work and Life Transitions with Paul Hettich and The College Student Counseling Treatment Planner with Chris Stout and Art Jongma. She has also designed and taught Career Counseling for Pastoral Counselors for Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies MPC program and graduate courses in career theory and counseling, group counseling, and practicum seminar for Argosy University Chicago. Additionally, she is a highly regarded speaker, trainer, and group facilitator. She received her bachelor's degree from DePaul University and her master's in counseling from Loyola University Chicago.