Essential counselling and therapy skills : the skilled client model / Richard Nelson-Jones.
By: Nelson-Jones, Richard
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BookPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002Description: xiv, 382 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0761954724; 0761954732.Subject(s): Counseling | PsychotherapyDDC classification: 158.3
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 158.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00055837 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Essential Counseling and Therapy Skills is written for trainees who are beginning to work with clients under supervision. Building on what has been learnt during introductory courses, the book supports students in the next stage of their practical skills development.
Written by leading author, Richard Nelson-Jones, Essential Counseling and Therapy Skills is a step-by-step guide to therapeutic work using the "skilled client model". Central to this innovative approach, is the assumption that the skill of counselors and therapists lies in their capacity to impart skills to clients. The book focuses on: establishing collaborative working relationships; working with clients to find shared definitions of their problems; enabling clients to improve how they think, communicate and act; and dealing with questions of diversity, ethical practice and the value of supervision.
Accessibly written, the book contains numerous skills building activities and case examples, making Essential Counseling and Therapy Skills an ideal textbook for practical skills training in counseling, counseling psychology, psychotherapy and other helping professions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-373) and indexes.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Introduction
- What Are Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills?
- Part 2 The Skilled Client Model
- The Skilled Client Model
- The Counselling and Therapy Relationship
- Assessing Feelings and Physical Reactions
- Assessing Thinking, Communication and Actions
- Conducting Initial Sessions
- Changing Communication and Actions - 1
- Changing Communication and Actions - 2
- Changing Thinking - 1
- Changing Thinking - 2
- Changing Feelings and Physical Reactions
- Conducting Middle Sessions
- Consolidating Skills and Terminating Counselling and Therapy
- Part 3 Practice and Training Issues
- Diversity Sensitive Counselling and Therapy
- Ethical Issues in Practice and Training
- Supervision and Continuing Professional Development