| Description |
ix, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
PART I. The nature and purpose of counselling. 1. What is counselling? -- 2. The counselling relationship -- 3. Influence of the counsellor's values -- PART II. Foundation skills. 4. Learning foundation skills -- 5. Joining and listening -- 6. Reflection of content (paraphrasing) -- 7. Reflection of feelings -- 8. Reflection of content and feelings -- 9. Use and abuse of questions -- 10. Summarising -- 11. Matching language and metaphor -- 12. Creating comfortable closure -- PART III. Promoting change. 13. Various approaches to counselling -- 14. Working collaboratively -- 15. An integrative approach to helping a person change -- 16. Combining skills to facilitate the change process -- PART IV. Additional skills for promoting change. 17. Normalising -- 18. Using the 'here and now' experience -- 19. Confrontation -- 20. Challenging self-destructive beliefs -- 21. Externalising -- |
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22. Solution-focused counselling skills -- 23. Exploring polarities -- 24. Reframing --2 5. Making decisions -- 26. Facilitating action -- 27. Experiential counselling skills -- 28. Facilitating relaxation -- PART V. Dealing with particular problems -- 29. Counselling those troubled by addiction -- 30. Counselling those troubled by anger -- 31. Counselling those troubled by depression -- 32. Counselling those troubled by grief and loss -- PART VI. Telephone counselling and crisis intervention -- 33. Telephone counselling -- 34. Crisis intervention -- 35. Responding to suicidal intentions -- PART VII. Professional issues. 36. The counselling environment -- 37. Keeping records of counselling sessions -- 38. Cultural issues -- 39. Confidentiality and other ethical issues -- 40. Counsellor training and the need for supervision -- 41. Looking after yourself |
| Summary |
"Basic Personal Counselling is an easy-to-read introduction to counselling skills for both professional and volunteer counsellors and workers in the helping professions."--Publisher website |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Counseling -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Counseling.
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Helping behavior.
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Interviewing.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Geldard, Kathryn, author
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| ISBN |
9781442545953 (paperback) |
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