Description
Now in its sixth edition, Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession has been hailed as a classic and comprehensive introductory text for students in masters degree graduate preparation programs in student affairs. Written by top scholars and practitioners in a comprehensive and accessible way, the book introduces readers to the profession of student affairs and reflects the realities of contemporary practice in student affairs administration.
The book emphasizes the foundations, theories, and contexts that guide the practice of student affairs work and is unique in its coverage of areas such as philosophies and values in student affairs, psychosocial and social identities, holistic development, critical theoretical perspectives, environmental theories, leadership, counseling and helping skills, advising, programming, and applying theories to practice.
