Disciplines and ideas in the applied social sciences / Elias M. Sampa.

Includes reference and index.

Dedication.--Preface.--Acknowledgments.--Introduction.--Introduction to the disciplines of applied social sciences.--The discipline of counseling.--The professionals and practitioners in the discipline of counseling.--The clientele and audiences of counseling.--The settings, processes, methods, and tools in counseling.--The counseling services, processes, and methods.--The discipline of social work.--The professionals and practitioners in the discipline of social work.--The clientele and audiences of social work.--The setting, processes, methods, and tools of social work.--the social work services, processes, and methods.--The discipline of communication.--The professionals and practitioners in the discipline of communication.--The clientele and audiences in communication.--The settings, processes, methods, and tool in communication.--The Communication media channels.--The disciplines of applied social sciences.--The effect of the applied social sciences processes.--The discipline of financial literacy.--References.--Index.

This book focuses on the processes and applications of these applied disciplines in critical development areas. It aims to empower students to develop competencies in interacting and relating with other individuals, groups, and communities to apply social science principles practices and tools in addressing several appropriate development areas and to sharpen their analytics skills specific to the processes and life context where these applied disciplines are at work.