This text, now in its fourth edition, provides both a basic foundation for students beginning their journey into the profession of rehabilitation counseling and a broad-based reference for current practitioners. The contents overviews the professional, historical, theoretical, research, and applied foundations of the rehabilitation counseling profession. The contents illuminate contemporary practices and issues, as well as points out possible future directions. Because this edition reflects the major recent changes in the field of rehabilitation counseling, it is a substantial update of the previous edition.--Publisher's description.