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DR. JANE MYERS IS CO-EDITOR
OF COUNSELING HANDBOOK

Dr. Jane Myers

GREENSBORO—Dr. Jane Myers, a professor of counseling education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is co-editor of the newly released “Handbook of Counseling,” a first-ever compendium of information on the profession.

The 770-page volume has been released by Sage Publications, an international publisher of educational and professional material. The book also has the endorsement of Chi Sigma Iota, the international counseling honor society. Her co-editors are Dr. Don C. Locke, who is director of the Asheville Graduate Center, and Dr. Edwin L. Herr, who is a Distinguished Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University.

The trio of editors drew together more than 80 of the nation’s top counseling educators as authors of the handbook’s 43 chapters. In its six-part organization, all of the field’s general areas are covered. Overall topics include the profession of counseling, foundations, settings and interventions, counselor education and supervision, research and critical issues and emerging topics. Myers herself was co-author of two chapters.

“Our intention was to identify the top people in counseling and have them do a collection of chapters that would cover the topics and issues that define the field today,” said Myers. “We wanted a handbook that would encompass the scope and range of the profession. The chapters cover many specific areas in-depth and we think the book will be valuable as a reference volume or as a textbook.”

A unique aspect of the handbook, Myers said, is the inclusion of a section in each chapter on future directions and emerging issues for professional counselors. Leaders in the field, who have years of practice, mentoring and teaching, examine such topics as internet counseling, counseling in a global society and strength-based counseling.

Myers is a specialist in the counseling of older adults, wellness assessment and counseling for persons across the lifespan. She is a past president of the 57,000-member American Counseling Association. She has served as chair of the board of directors of CACREP, the accrediting body for the profession. She joined the Department of Counseling and Educational Development in the UNCG School of Education in 1990. She is author of six books, including "Developing and Directing Counselor Education Laboratories," "Adult Children and Aging Parents" and "Empowerment of Older Persons." Grants totaling more than $1 million have funded her research. Her career honors include both the ACA's Research Award and Distinguished Professional Service Award. Myers is a past president of two ACA divisions and three professional honor societies: Rho Chi Sigma in rehabilitation counseling, Chi Sigma Iota in counseling and Sigma Phi Omega in gerontology. She holds the Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida.
 
 

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