1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Counseling (BF637 .C6) ------- Counseling in elementary education ------- Counseling in higher education ------- Counseling in middle school education ------- Counseling in secondary education ------- Counselor and client (BF637 .C6) ------- Counselors ------- Cross-cultural counseling ------- Divorce counseling ------- Drug abuse counseling ------- Educational counseling (LB1027.5-LB1027.8) ------- Family counseling ------- Group counseling (BF637 .C6) ------- Marriage counseling ------- Mental health counseling (RC466) ------- Psychoanalytic counseling (BF174.5 .C69) ------- Rehabilitation counseling ------- Sex counseling ------- Short-term counseling

2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following services are recommended for first-year students and non-majors, as well as advanced students and researchers:

• Academic Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost): All-subject feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines available at WKU, plus a large selection of articles available full text.
• ERIC (EBSCOhost): Covers over 1000 journals plus research reports and other types of literature on all aspects of education.
• Career & Technical Education has full text articles about career, vocational, & technical education.
• Digital Dissertations Full Text: For access to doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
• Education Full Text: Indexes articles since 1983, abstracts articles since 1994, and selected full text since 1996.
• Educational Administration Abstracts (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts articles in educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Older paper issues are located in Reference at LB2805 .E32 (Ref. Per. Ind.).
• PsycINFO (EBSCOhost): Provides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,500 journals, plus dissertations, books and book chapters, from 1887 to the present.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based service that only searches scholarly literature and links to the full text of journals held by WKU.
• Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts over 270 trade journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• A-Z of Counselling Theory and Practice Ref RC466 .S74 1992
• Counseling in Higher Education: A Bibliography Ref Z5814 .C83 G67 1994
• Dictionary of Counseling Ref BF637 .C6 B444 1994
• Directory of Counseling Services Ref HF5381 .A1 N4273
• Encyclopedia of Mental Health Ref RC437 .K34 1993
• Key Resources on Student Services: A Guide to the Field and Its Literature Ref Z5814 .P8 H75 1990
• Requirements for Certification Ref LB 1771 .W6

4. Department of Counseling & Student Affairs

Dept. of Counseling & Student Affairs home page http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~counsel/aweb3.htm
WKU Student Affairs Web site http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~counsel/sa/sa-index.htm

Faculty:

• Dr. Kelly Burch-Ragan http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Burch-Ragan.htm
• Dr. Monica Burke http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Burke.htm
• Dr. Don Dinkmeyer http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Dinkmeyer.htm
• Dr. Jill D. Duba http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Duba.htm
• Dr. Aaron W. Hughey http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Hughey.htm
• Dr. Aaron Kindsvatter http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Kindsvatter.htm
• Dr. Cynthia Mason http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Mason.htm
• Dr. Neresa Minatrea http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Minatrea.htm
• Dr. Donald R. Nims http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Nims.htm
• Dr. Tammy Shaffer http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Shaffer.htm
• Dr. Vernon Sheeley http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Sheeley.htm
• Dr. Fred Stickle http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Stickle.htm
• Dr. Jerry Wilder http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Wilder.htm (optionally retired)

Part Time Faculty:

• Dr. Christopher Bowen http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Bowen.htm
• Dr. Dale Buckles http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Buckles.htm
• Dr. Gail Demery http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Demery.htm
• Dr. Karl Laves http://edtech.wku.edu/~counsel/faculty/Laves.htm

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.aamft.org/
• American Counseling Association http://www.counseling.org/
• American School Counselor Association http://www.schoolcounselor.org/
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision http://www.acesonline.net/
• Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision http://www.saces.org/
• Kentucky Association for Marriage and Family Therapy http://www.kamft.org/
• Kentucky Counseling Association http://www.kyca.org/
• National Association for College Admissions Counseling http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators http://www.naspa.org/
• National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Dept. of Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty

• Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page http://psychcentral.com/
• Kentucky Department of Education http://www.education.ky.gov/
• Marco: Publishers of Educational Programs & Games http://www.marcoproducts.com/
• Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network http://www.mentalhealth.org/
• Mental Help Net http://www.mentalhelp.net/
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill http://www.nami.org/
• National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
• National School Safety Center http://www.nssc1.org/
• RxList: the Internet Drug Network http://www.rxlist.com/
• Student Affairs Virtual Compass http://www.StudentAffairs.com/
• U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/
• WKU Career Services Center http://www.wku.edu/CareerServ/index.htm

University Libraries Liaison: Roxanne Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu) last updated 8/26/2008
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