Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: Introduction to counseling children -- The counseling process -- Reality therapy -- Person-countered counseling -- Gestalt therapy -- Rational-emotive therapy and cognitive-behavior therapy -- Behavioral counseling -- Psycho dynamic counseling -- Transaction analysis -- Individual psychology -- Family therapy -- Consulting techniques -- Group counseling with children -- Counseling children with special concerns -- Counseling with exceptional children -- Legal and ethical considerations for counselor -- Appendix A: children's conflicts with others: alternatives for intervention -- B: children's conflicts with self: alternatives for intervention -- C: ethical standards: american association for counseling and development -- D: ethical principles of psychologists; american psychological association -- E: code of ethics:national association of social workers.