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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... Find out the client's idea of how long counselling will last 31 12 Value the occasional one-off session 32 13 Explore the client's past history of being helped 34 14 Elicit the client's view of counselling and explain and Contents.
... Explain the counselling approach you intend to use 37 Tailor your approach to the client 71 74 76 77 80 83 85 87 Part III Initiating change 38 Begin work 91 39 Don't overload the client 92 40 Vary the level of support and direction 94 ...
... Explain your rationale for clients doing homework in general 49Think broadly about different types of assignments 50 Allow adequate time for negotiating homework in the session 51 Explain your rationale for specific homework assignments ...
... explained, see Appendix 1 for suggested wording for simple leaflets. If you have a telephone answering machine ... explain, at least in the first session, the presence of large floor cushions or any other 'props', and in general to ...
... explaining the details of what the counsellor and counselling service offers and what the client will be 'buying into'. Second, you need to consider what the minimal amount of information that must be imparted is. Obviously, it is ...
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 |