Brief Counselling: A Practical Integrative ApproachPraise for the previous edition: “…an excellent resource for all trainee and beginning counsellors irrespective of theoretical orientation. I regard it as a core text for Professional and Clinical Practice components of counsellor education and training courses.” Praise for the current edition: "This book is a must. It informs the beginner and experienced counsellor howto undertake brief counselling, step by step, from orienting the client tocounselling, to termination of counselling." Almost two thirds of counsellors and psychotherapists work with clients in up to twenty sessions each: this book reflects that reality and the challenges involved. The bestselling first edition of this book, by two of the UK's leading counsellor trainers and academics, was praised by trainers and tutors for its accessibility, comprehensiveness and practicality. It was also a leading contribution to the movement towards time-conscious counselling and to an understanding of the therapeutic alliance across time. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include significant recent professional developments and new thinking in the counselling field. Additions include more detailed discussion of:
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... common for counsellors to be working – in primary care, employee and student counselling – to strictly time-limited contracts of around six, eight or ten sessions. Although we would like to congratulate ourselves for being so prescient ...
... common to those who adopt a thoughtful stance in all of human enterprise. Analysts like Malan (1975) and Balint et al. (1972) took up the challenge to reduce the length of therapy. They seemed to agree that 'focal' concerns helped to ...
... common now for counsellors in primary care to work from rooms with medical furniture and this can certainly affect perceptions of counselling. There is a view that a lighter, brighter room with upright chairs may be more conducive to ...
... common practice to include such matters in a written contract that explains all relevant details. On the practical front, be sure to use a good quality recorder and check that batteries work and everything is switched on! There is ...
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Contents
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Part II ASSESSING THE CLIENTS CONCERNS | 43 |
Part III INITIATING CHANGE | 89 |
Part IV ENCOURAGING CHANGE THROUGH HOMEWORK | 111 |
Part V COUNSELLING IN THE MIDDLE PHASE | 137 |
Part VI ENDING COUNSELLING | 165 |
Appendix 3 | 192 |
Appendix 4 | 198 |
Appendix 5 | 205 |
Appendix 6 | 207 |
Appendix 7 | 211 |
Appendix 8 | 213 |
References | 215 |
Index | 223 |
Other editions - View all
Brief Counselling: A Practical Guide for Beginning Practitioners Windy Dryden,Colin Feltham No preview available - 2006 |
EBOOK: Brief Counselling: A Practical Integrative Approach Colin Feltham,Windy Dryden No preview available - 2006 |