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Counselling Skills: A practical guide for counsellors and helping professionals
""For anyone in a caring, facilitative or managing role, "Counselling Skills" provides a uniquely comprehensive, accessible and practical guide to interpersonal helping. It introduces a way of working that is both focused and personalised: tailored to an individual client's specific goals and preferences. The book will be invaluable to anyone who wants to help others deal with their problems."
Mick Cooper, University of Strathclyde, UK" ""Not everyone possesses the skills required to ensure that professional communication is compassionate and supportive, but the skills can be learned and this book on "Counselling Skills" provides just the resource needed. Its authors have the experience as practitioners and teachers to imbue the text with wisdom derived from life, academia and counselling. The book is carefully crafted and beautifully written; it includes exercises and examples that enhance learning; it is comprehensive and completely relevant for anyone who seeks to use counselling skills competently in their work."
Professor Sue Wheeler, University of Leicester, UK
"The book offers a sound and accessible introduction for anyone considering formal counselling skills training ... As a bereavement counsellor I will gladly keep a place for this book on my bookshelf, as it offers a useful refresher in basic skills. I would certainly recommend it to colleagues within pastoral caring roles and other caring professions."
Sally Smith, Counselling Psychology student at The University of Wolverhampton, UK
" This bestselling book is designed to help counselling trainees acquire and develop the skills and techniques needed to have therapeutic impact with their clients. It also provides those in the helping professions with an easy-to-follow model of 'embedded counselling' that provides tools and strategies for offering counselling relationships within a diversity of work settings.
The new edition is thoroughly revised and features nine new chapters, addressing such topics as: an A-Z of practical counselling skills, dealing with difficult relationships, issues caused by cultural diversity or life transitions, and issues in loss and bereavement. The book also covers: Key counselling skills such as caring, listening, questioning and reframing, reflection, attunement to a client, challenging and giving advice Building a counselling relationship Developing understanding of clients' issues Resolving difficult feelings and emotions Ethical principles of counselling practice Working together to change behaviour "Counselling Skills, 2nd edition" is packed with exercises and information on recent studies, to help readers relate theory to their own practice. Written in an accessible, engaging style, with numerous case examples, this book is suitable for students taking courses or modules in counselling skills, counsellors in training, and any professionals who may provide counselling support within their roles, including teachers, doctors, community workers, social workers and nurses.
Mick Cooper, University of Strathclyde, UK" ""Not everyone possesses the skills required to ensure that professional communication is compassionate and supportive, but the skills can be learned and this book on "Counselling Skills" provides just the resource needed. Its authors have the experience as practitioners and teachers to imbue the text with wisdom derived from life, academia and counselling. The book is carefully crafted and beautifully written; it includes exercises and examples that enhance learning; it is comprehensive and completely relevant for anyone who seeks to use counselling skills competently in their work."
Professor Sue Wheeler, University of Leicester, UK
"The book offers a sound and accessible introduction for anyone considering formal counselling skills training ... As a bereavement counsellor I will gladly keep a place for this book on my bookshelf, as it offers a useful refresher in basic skills. I would certainly recommend it to colleagues within pastoral caring roles and other caring professions."
Sally Smith, Counselling Psychology student at The University of Wolverhampton, UK
" This bestselling book is designed to help counselling trainees acquire and develop the skills and techniques needed to have therapeutic impact with their clients. It also provides those in the helping professions with an easy-to-follow model of 'embedded counselling' that provides tools and strategies for offering counselling relationships within a diversity of work settings.
The new edition is thoroughly revised and features nine new chapters, addressing such topics as: an A-Z of practical counselling skills, dealing with difficult relationships, issues caused by cultural diversity or life transitions, and issues in loss and bereavement. The book also covers: Key counselling skills such as caring, listening, questioning and reframing, reflection, attunement to a client, challenging and giving advice Building a counselling relationship Developing understanding of clients' issues Resolving difficult feelings and emotions Ethical principles of counselling practice Working together to change behaviour "Counselling Skills, 2nd edition" is packed with exercises and information on recent studies, to help readers relate theory to their own practice. Written in an accessible, engaging style, with numerous case examples, this book is suitable for students taking courses or modules in counselling skills, counsellors in training, and any professionals who may provide counselling support within their roles, including teachers, doctors, community workers, social workers and nurses.
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368 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1997
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April 13, 2018
Kuigi pealkirja järgi võib arvata, et see raamat on suunatud nõustajatele, on see tegelikult suunatud teiste erialade esindajatele, kelle töös esineb episoodilist nõustamist. Samas ma arvan, et see on väga hea ka inimesele, kes konkreetselt nõustamistööd alustab. Raamat võtab läbi hulga erinevaid teemasid ja räägib erinevatest teraapiasuundadest tulenevatest meetoditest; sellest, milliseid raskusi võib nõustamisel ette tulla; mis on nõustamisel oluline ja ka nõustaja enesehoolitsuse ja supervisiooni rollist.
February 15, 2022
Kuigi raamat keskendub episoodilisele nõustamisele, ei tohiks see heidutada lugejaid. Episoodilisi nõustamisi tuleb ette kõigil, ka psühholoogidel. Kuigi teooria võib kohati olla kordav, on just näited need, mis illustreerivad teooriat. Raamatus on hästi toodud erinevate koolkondade vaatepunkte ning nende parimate osade kasutamist nõustamisel. Raamat on väga hea lugemine nii huvilistele kui ka nõustamise valdkonnas tegutsevatele inimestele, hoolimata nende haridusest ja oskusdest.
March 12, 2023
I had to read this for school first year in social studies. Because I have worked already for years, and studied psychology this was not a book that would give me much, but I saw how much it gave to students with no previous experience. I think it is simple a straight to the point.
October 9, 2021
Jälle üks kohustuslik kirjandus, mille lugemine läks üsna ladusalt. Lihtsas keeles ja kasulik lugemine kõigile, kes mingil viisil nõustamisega kokku puutuvad.
March 4, 2017
After a frustrating first few chapters fraught with blatantly obvious statements and grammatical errors this is actually quite a comprehensive and useful book for beginning embedded counsellors. Will be mighty frustrating for specialist or advanced counsellors.
November 27, 2012
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December 18, 2012
McLeods provides great, insightful, easy to understand counselling guides. Everything you will need for your university essays, including references to other useful books.
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