Practical Counselling and Helping is a practical, jargon-free guide to counselling. It offers clear information about how counselling and helping may be put into practice, whilst acknowledging and discussing its limitations.
Contents include:
* what is counselling and helping?
* basic counselling and helping strategies
* handling difficult situations
* further personal development.
Drawing from a range of counselling methods, and offering a useful and detailed reading list, Practical Counselling and Helping will appeal to all students in the health professions and to all those professionals requiring a clear account of how they might improve their own communication skills.
Autorentext
Philip Burnard is Professor and Vice Dean at the School of Nursing Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
Zusammenfassung
Practical Counselling and Helping is a practical, jargon-free guide to counselling. It offers clear information about how counselling and helping may be put into practice, whilst acknowledging and discussing its limitations.Contents include:* what is counselling and helping?* basic counselling and helping strategies* handling difficult situations* further personal development.Drawing from a range of counselling methods, and offering a useful and detailed reading list, Practical Counselling and Helping will appeal to all students in the health professions and to all those professionals requiring a clear account of how they might improve their own communication skills.
Inhalt
Chapter 1 What is counselling and helping?; Chapter 2 Why counsel or help?; Chapter 3 Listening as the basis of counselling and helping; Chapter 4 Models of the person; Chapter 5 Basic counselling and helping strategies; Chapter 6 Handling difficult situations; Chapter 7 Looking after yourself; Chapter 8 Further personal development; Chapter 9 Concluding points;