Counselling in the new frontier of helping / editors, See Ching Mey, Melissa Ng Lee Yen Abdullah.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 10, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover Page; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Overview on Counselling Profession and Research; PART 1: NEW FRONTIER; Training Counsellors for Social Justice and Multicultural Competence: Outcomes from National and International Outreach Projects; Music Therapy Protocols for Children with Special Needs; Family Sculpting: An Experiential Assessment and Intervention Tool in Counselling Asian Families; Online Counselling and Its Challenges; Mental Health in Asia: Role of Mental Health Facilitators; PART 2: EMPIRICAL MALAYSIAN STUDIES

Brief Counselling for Truant Students: A Case Study in MalaysiaA Cross-Sectional Study of External Validity for Maternal Piety Scales: A Structural Equation Model Invariance Analysis; The Effect of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy on Depression and Somatic Complaints of Multiple Sclerosis Patients; Cognitive Distortion and Coping Style Used by Sexually Abused Children in Malaysia; Phenomenological Analysis of 'Reluctant' Individual Mandated for Counselling; Understanding the Challenges of At-Risk Students in Self-Learning: An Overview into School Climate; PART 3: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Working with Adolescent Self-Harm and Recurrent Suicidal Behaviours: An Australian ExperienceCounselling Psychology in Australia: A Specialization or a Generic Psychological Skill?; Social Work Students' Attitudes and Learning Experience on LGBQ Issues in Hong Kong; Parents as Co-Therapists: A Promising Approach with Iranian Mothers; Student Cyber-Citizenship: An Emerging Role for School Counsellors, Teachers and Administrators in the USA; PART 4: EMBRACING DIVERSITY

Cultural Values and Perceived Social Support in Influencing Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Behaviours among Malaysian College StudentsEast Meets West: A Cross-Cultural Counselling Model Incorporating Buddhist Philosophy; Integrating Spirituality and Religion in Counselling Practice from Islamic Perspective; Raising a Child with Special Needs: Expectations, Challenges and the Needs for Counselling Services; Contributors; Index

This book is a useful resource for individuals who work in the helping professions particularly in the fields of counselling, social work, psychology, and mental health services. It covers a wide range of topics which may pave new directions for development and trainings in the area. The book discusses challenges and training of counsellors from a global perspective, approaches counseling issues from a multicultural standpoint and shares effective intervention and counselling techniques such as music therapy, family sculpting, online counselling and so on, which are crucial to the advancement.

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