FRONT COVER; Counselling and Reflexive Research in Healthcare; Working Therapeutically with Clients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Methodology and methods; Chapter Three: A philosophical framework for researching clients' experiences; Chapter Four: The experience of the counsellor; Chapter Five: Physical, medical and social issues for clients; Chapter Six: Emotional and psychological issues for clients; Chapter Seven: Reflections on reflexive research and ongoing counselling work; Appendices; References; Subject Index
Author Index; BACK COVER
Summary
' ... a rare exemplar of counselling practitioner-research in an NHS setting ... this work is a readable and engaging resource for anybody who wants to know more about being a counsellor or practitioner-researcher with people with chronic illness, or about the needs of people who have inflammatory bowel disease - whether as a person diagnosed with these conditions, health worker, family member, or service provider.'. - Kim Etherington PhD, Professor of Narrative and Life Story Research, University of Bristol. Written for counsellors working in healthcare settings who want to develop th