Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination Preparation, Third Edition

New updates, practices, and tips to pass the exam! Purchase includes digital access for use on most mobile devices or computers.

This compact resource--noted for its quality and credibility--delivers a comprehensive overview of the CRC exam to help graduate students and professionals prepare. The third edition is extensively updated in content and format to incorporate the new skills and knowledge sets needed in the rapidly evolving rehabilitation counseling area. Each chapter corresponds to the most recent Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Program (CACREP) accreditation standards for master's degree programs.

The third edition is easy to navigate. It includes three new chapters, 150 new test practices with explanations, and a mock exam with 200 questions. Each chapter has key concepts, illustrative tables and charts for fast review, and resources for further study needs.

New to the Third Edition:

• Extensively updated in content and format aimed at promoting exam success
• Based on the most recent empirically derived CRC roles and function studies,
• Each chapter includes sample questions with rationales for distractors and correct answer
• New chapter on study tips and CRC exam-taking strategies
• New chapter on Crisis and Trauma
• New chapter on Demand-Side Employer Engagement
• Updated and expanded internet resources in each chapter

Key Features:

• Provides over 350 multiple choice questions and mock exam
• Written in user-friendly outline format
• Provides key terms and concepts to help readers grasp key ideas in no time
• Contains concise summary table for reviewing key takeaways
• Includes web links in each chapter for further study interest

Fong Chan, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison) is the Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology (Emeritus) in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has more than 37 years of experience conducting applied rehabilitation research in the topical areas of psychosocial interventions, demand-side employment, transition and postsecondary education, evidence-based vocational rehabilitation practices, multicultural issues in rehabilitation, and research methodologies. Dr. Chan has published over 400 refereed journal articles and 67 book chapters (h-index = 57). He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and a National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Mary Switzer research fellow. For his research, Dr. Chan has received 12 American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Research (ARCA) Awards, the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Career in Rehabilitation Education Award, the ARCA James Garrett Distinguished Career in Rehabilitation Research Award, and the American Psychological Association, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology, Tamara Dembo and Beatrice Wright Lecture Award. Dr. Chan is the co-editor of the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, an associate editor for the Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling, and editor of six rehabilitation counseling textbooks.

Malachy Bishop, Ph.D., CRC, is the Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology in the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He obtained his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been a rehabilitation counselor educator for over 20 years and has served as the University of Kentucky Rehabilitation Counseling Doctoral Program coordinator and Director of Research for the Human Development Institute, the University of Kentucky's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disability Research. He conducts research in the employment and psychosocial aspects of chronic neurological conditions, effective practice in vocational rehabilitation, and quality of life in chronic illness and disability.

Julie Chronister, Ph.D., CRC, is a professor in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2004. Dr. Chronister has been a counselor educator and researcher for 20 years and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and books. She is a committed disability advocate, educator and researcher and has focused much of her research on understanding the lived experiences of those living with psychiatric disabilities. Dr. Chronister has been awarded several federal research and training grants and is committed to improving the lives of the most marginalized and stigmatized communities through her research, teaching and community partnerships.