Practical Counselling Skills: An Integrative Approach

by Kathryn Geldard, David Geldard

This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-read introduction to personal counselling, written for student counsellors and new counsellors, and those who train/supervise them. The book contains many practical examples of the use of counselling micro-skills, includes client statements for use by trainers in teaching particular skills, explores the processes of change, and describes an integrative counselling process which enables counsellors to make informed choices about which skills to use at particular stages of the counselling process. Each chapter has a learning summary and a list of suggested further reading including reference to relevant research. Each of the skills chapters includes demonstration examples of suitable client statements and counsellor responses, followed by practice examples and student assignment examples.

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 14, 2005

Reviews

[Kira]

I think it explained the different counselling skills very well and had useful skills practises included but I was hoping for a more advanced version elaborating on different theories such as psychodynamic, CBT and PCT and how to integrate them in action in a more holistic way rather than just based on the counselling skills. I found the title slightly misleading but nevertheless it was worth the read and I took a lot from it.

[Kasia Hrms]

One of the best publications about counselling. I learn by each page. It is an extremely interesting compilation for the young counsellors. Very comprehensive language.