All master's and doctoral level counselor and/or therapist preparation programs in the U.S. are listed, including counseling psychology and education and marriage/family, mental health, pastoral, gerontological, rehabilitation, school, career, and student affairs counseling. It also makes note of programs accredited by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, American Association of Pastoral Counselors, American Psychological Association, Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, and Council on Rehabilitation Education -- plus it identifies the location of all Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Society International) chapters.

In addition to listing faculty by name, degree, title, and time devoted to each program, the text gives detailed information for each separate program: degree offered; accreditation held (if any); departmental addresses and telephone numbers; admission and graduation requirements; number of students enrolled and graduating yearly; experiential clock hours; placement of graduates; and the uniqueness within the program. Courses to be added or dropped by counseling departments are listed, as are other anticipated changes within departments.

Using a statistical treatment of the aforementioned data, the book also interprets the status and probable trends ofpreparation programs within each counseling specialty. Also considered are current emphasis in the counseling field, and in what ways these are being reflected within counselor education/preparation settings.