Counselling Skills and Studies
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Counselling Skills and Studies

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eBook - ePub

Counselling Skills and Studies

About this book

Are your studentsĀ looking to use counselling skills to enhanceĀ their existing helping role? Are they taking the first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor? This practical guide will provideĀ readers with the ideal 'way-in', showing them what helping and counselling is all about. Ā 

Part 1: Counselling SkillsĀ will introduce readers to the underpinning knowledge and practical tools needed to develop a range of helping skills for use in a variety of helping roles, showing what it means to work safely and ethically. Ā 

Part 2: Counselling StudiesĀ will help them take their understanding further by considering in detail important theories and professional issues, preparingĀ themĀ to work as a professional counsellor.

Part 3: Counselling Study SkillsĀ will offer practical advice and hints and tips to helpĀ them make the best start on their counselling portfolio, including journal and essay writing skills, research skills and how to get inspired and overcome blocks toĀ  learning. Ā 

The new edition now includes a more detailed discussion of key theories, has a new chapter on self care, and is fully up to date with the occupational and professional standards and ethical frameworks.

Packed full of practical activities and written in a supportive conversational style, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to learn counselling skills or embarking on their first stage of training to be a counsellor.

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Yes, you can access Counselling Skills and Studies by Fiona Ballantine Dykes,Traci Postings,Barry Kopp,Anthony Crouch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Psychotherapy Counselling. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Illustration List
  9. Table List
  10. About the Authors
  11. Introduction
  12. Part I Counselling Skills
  13. 1 Using Counselling Skills Ethically and Safely
  14. 2 Establishing a Helping Relationship
  15. 3 Working Empathically as a Helper
  16. 4 Focusing on the Helpeeā€™s Needs and Concerns
  17. 5 Using Self-awareness in Helping Work
  18. 6 Using Counselling Skills
  19. 7 Using Reflection and Feedback to Enhance Counselling Skills
  20. Part II Counselling Studies
  21. 8 Preparing to Work within an Ethical and Legal Framework as a Counsellor
  22. 9 Understanding the Counselling Relationship
  23. 10 Understanding Difference and Diversity to Develop Empathic Understanding
  24. 11 Working within a User-centred Approach to Counselling
  25. 12 Using Theory to Increase Self-awareness
  26. 13 Understanding Theories of Counselling in Practice
  27. 14 Using Supervision to Support Counselling
  28. Part III Counselling Study Skills
  29. 15 Motivation and Blocks to Learning
  30. 16 Essay Writing Skills
  31. 17 Journal Writing Skills
  32. 18 Self-care
  33. 19 Critical Thinking
  34. 20 Experiential Learning
  35. 21 Research in Counselling and Helping Work
  36. References
  37. Index