Questions and Answers on Counselling in Action / Edition 1

by Windy Dryden

Overview

‘The kind of book where any time you open it, you're likely to find something of current interest that relates to your practice and to issues you've been thinking about... If we regard the questions and answers as serving to stimulate thought and discussion... then the collection serves a useful purpose indeed' - Self & Society

Does counselling have to be long-term to be helpful? Should only women counsel women? How can you evaluate counselling? Is it easy to start your own private practice?

In this highly readable book, some of Britain's leading experts offer clear answers to these and many other frequently asked questions. The resulting discussion ranges over all aspects of counsell

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803988583
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/05/1993
Series:	Counselling in Action series , #16
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT.

He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey and Israel.

He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PRACTICE
The Core Conditions - Dave Mearns
The Use of Audio-Tapes in Counselling - Michael Jacobs
Against Self-Disclosure - Julia Segal
Using Hypnosis in Counselling - Peter Ross
Counselling for a Brief Period - Michael Barkham and John Rowan
Client Resistance - Michael Jacobs
The Ending Phase of Counselling - Dave Mearns
PART TWO: ISSUES OF MATCHING IN COUNSELLING
Advising on the Most Suitable Counselling Arena - Mark Aveline
Women Counselling Women - Jocelyn Chaplin
Ethnic Matching in Counselling - Waseem J Alladin
Trainee Counsellors' Clients - Michael Carroll
PART THREE: THE PERSONAL AND THE PRACTICAL
The Counsellor's Life Crisis - Vanja Orlans
When the Counsellor Shares the Client's Problem - Elke Lambers
Spirituality and the Counsellor - Brian Thorne
When Values Clash - Moira Walker
PART FOUR: BEYOND SPECIFIC ORIENTATIONS
Choosing an Eclectic, Not Syncretic, Psychotherapist - John C Norcross and Thomas J Tomcho
Reservations about Eclectic and Integrative Approaches to Counselling - Sue Wheeler
Beyond Egan - Francesca Inskipp
Towards a Personal Model of Counselling - Jennifer Elton Wilson
PART FIVE: ETHICAL ISSUES
Counsellor/Client Sex - Tim Bond
Reporting a Colleague's Misconduct - Tim Bond
Body and Spirit - Brian Thorne
When to Protect a Client from Self-Destruction - Tim Bond
PART SIX: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
Psychology and Counselling - Michael Carroll and Emmy van Deurzen-Smith
Research and Practice - Michael Barkham
Evaluating Counselling - Michael Barkham
Guidelines for Practice
Starting Your Own Private Practice - Gladeana Mc Mahon and Ken Powell
Objections to Private Practice - David Pilgrim
Against Indemnity Insurance - Dave Mearns
Making a Living as a Counsellor - Colin Feltham

Editorial Reviews

'This book probably answers all the questions you often wanted but never dared to ask about counselling. It covers numerous aspects of the counselling process from specific aspects of practice, orientation, ethical and professional... The section on personal issues regarding the counsellor is very interesting as it is an opportunity to hear what the experts have to say on such issues as the counsellor's life crisis, spirituality and what happens when values clash. Overall, this book provides a flavour of the problems which may be encountered by those involved in counselling' - The International Journal of Social Psychiatry

'This is a welcome addition to the series... On a couple of occasions, two practitioners present different views on the same issue: I found this particularly stimulating... Most of the counselling issues covered are of equal interest to clinical psychologists. I was especially struck by J E Wilson's chapter in response to the question, "What factors do I need to consider in developing a personal model of counselling?" Substitute clinical psychology for counselling, and the views expressed on finding a personal theory of meaning are just as important and applicable to our profession' - Clinical Psychology Forum

'The kind of book where any time you open it, you're likely to find something of current interest that relates to your practice and to issues you've been thinking about... If we regard the questions and answers as serving to stimulate thought and discussion... then the collection serves a useful purpose indeed' - Self & Society

'Covering a very wide range of topics... the book contains useful, interesting chapters' - International Review of Psychiatry

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