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COUN-6116

Contemporary Issues in Counseling

Lesson 8 Resources

Textbooks

Access your textbooks from the Getting Started module in your course. 

Working in the California Community Behavioral Health System: A Navigational Tool

Loewy, O. (Ed.). (2019). Working in the California Community Behavioral Health System: A Navigational Tool. Olivia Loewy and Associates.

  • Read Part 3: Quick Tips to strengthen the provider-client relationship through cultural understanding.
  • This text covers the California mental and behavioral health system culture, including Recovery-Oriented Care treatment as a distinct clinical practice model.

 

In Basics of California Law Basics of California Law for LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs

Caldwell, B.E. (2023). Chapter 10 Advocacy. In Basics of California Law Basics of California Law for LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs, pp. 192-211. Ben Caldwell Labs.

  • Read Chapter 10 Advocacy.
  • This reading covers what professional clinical counselors need to know about advocacy in California.