This text focuses on counseling intervention strategies from the unique perspective of an individual's lifespan development, and emphasizes preventive techniques that can be used with normally developing persons. The authors identify, chapter by chapter, those issues which counseling interventions can address at each developmental stage - for example, self-identity and healthy lifestyle development in adolescents, family violence in young adults, retirement transitions for older adults.

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Prevention and Treatment in a Developmental Context - Cindy Juntunen & Jon Schwartz
Part I: Childhood
2. Child Identity Development - Kathleen S. Tillman
3. Fostering Resilience in Children Experiencing Developmental Disruptions - Stephanie San Miguel Bauman
4. Promoting Healthy and Effective Relationships Among School-Aged Children and Youth - Maureen E. Kenny & Kelly A. Minor
5. Psychosocial Adjustment of Children With Chronic Illness - Tarrah B. Mitchell, Katrina M. Poppert, Kelsey A. Borner, Laurie A. Gayes, & Ric G. Steele
6. Treating Common Childhood Mental and Behavioral Health Concerns - Shana M. Wilson, Aimee W. Smith, Kara Monnin, & Beth G. Wildman
Part II: Adolescence
7. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Adolescents - Dawn K. Wilson, Lauren E. Huffman, & E. Rebekah Siceloff
8. Promoting Positive Identity Development During Adolescence: The Importance of Cultural Contexts - Elizabeth M. Vera & Daniel A. Camacho
9. Fostering Adolescent Work and Career Readiness - Justin C. Perry, Adam Cusner, & Lela L. Pickett
10. Health Disparities and Help-Seeking Behavior Among Girls - Tracy L. Tylka & Catherine P. Cook-Cottone
11. Health Disparities and Help-Seeking Behavior Among Boys - Jonathan P. Schwartz, Heather Terhorst-Miller, & Jeremy J. Rutherford
12. Treating Common Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health Concerns - Ginger L. Dickson, Heejung Chun, Chloe Zaitlin, Susanna La, Kristal Valdovinos, Kristin M. Rankin, & Annette M. Tardif
13. Preventing Adolescent and Young Adult Suicide - David N. Miller
Part III. Young Adulthood
14. Promoting Healthy Relationships in Young Adults - Kara Brita Wettersten, Ashley Schreurs, Jennifer Munch, Chasidy Faith, & Darcie Sell
15. Treating Young Adult Behavioral Health Challenges - Michelle R. Munson, Sarah Carter Narendorf, Kristyn Zajac, & Andrea Cole
16. Positive Parenting and Child Rearing: Classic Models and Current Trends - Laurie "Lali" D. McCubbin, Erin Okumoto, & Lindsey Alyssa Marco
Part IV: Midlife Adulthood
17. Navigating Work and Family Connections Across the Lifespan: Preventing and Managing Role Strain and Conflicts - Elizabeth Nutt Williams
18. Prevention of Intimate Partner and Family Violence - Roxanna Namjou & Paula T. McWhirter
19. Supporting Adaptation to New Family Roles in Middle Age - Mary L. Anderson
20. Promoting Positive Career Change in Midlife - LaRae M. Jome
Part V: Older Adulthood
21. A Positive Aging Framework for Counseling Older Adults - Robert D. Hill
22. Facilitating Transitions Through Retirement - Cindy McQuown & Harvey L. Sterns
23. Prevention and Treatment: Working Therapeutically With Older Adults - Tammi Vacha-Haase & Jennifer A. Aeling
24. Counseling Strategies for the Dying and Their Loved Ones - Louis A. Gamino
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors