Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education)

The bestselling student affairs text updated for today's evolving campus Student Services is the classic comprehensive text for graduate students in student affairs written by top scholars and practitioners in the field. Accessible and theoretically grounded this book reflects the realities of contemporary practice in student affairs. This new sixth edition has been updated throughout to align with current scholarship and expanded with four new chapters on student development crisis management programming and applications. Twenty new authors join the roster of expert contributors bringing new perspective on critical issues such as ethical standards campus culture psychosocial development student retention assessment and evaluation and much more. End-of-chapter questions help reinforce the material presented and unique coverage of critical theoretical perspectives counseling and helping skills advising leadership environmental theories and other useful topics make this book a foundational resource for those preparing for a student affairs career. The student affairs staff has the responsibility for a vast array of services and support roles for students on every type of campus. This book provides a thorough overview of the field's many facets with invaluable real-world insight from leading practitioners. Understand the theoretical bases of development learning identity and change Delve into the organizational frameworks vital to any institution Learn the historical context of higher education and the student affairs role Master essential competencies including professionalism supervision crisis management and more As colleges and universities offer more and more services to an increasingly diverse student population the responsibility for these programs falls to student affairs educators. The role requires a broad skill set and conceptual grounding in a number of disciplines. Student Services provides the most complete overview of the foundations philosophies ethics and theories that guide today's student affairs professional.

Series: Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education

Hardcover: 640 pages

Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 6 edition (October 24 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1119049598

ISBN-13: 978-1119049593

Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.7 x 9.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds