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Practical counselling and helping / Philip Burnard.

By: Burnard, Philip.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999Description: xi, 147 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0415188830; 9780415188838.Subject(s): Counseling | Helping behavior | Philosophy | Social counselling & advice services | Psychotherapy | Nursing & ancillary servicesDDC classification: 158.3 BUR Summary: Practical and jargon-free, Philip Burnard's guide to counselling is based upon a range of methods that can be put into practice whilst acknowledging their limitations. The author also explores counselling and current debates that criticise its efficacy.
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Practical Counselling and Helpingis 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 Helpingwill 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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [134]-144) and index.

Practical and jargon-free, Philip Burnard's guide to counselling is based upon a range of methods that can be put into practice whilst acknowledging their limitations. The author also explores counselling and current debates that criticise its efficacy.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Philip Burnard is Professor and Vice Dean at the School of Nursing Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.