John McLeod

An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Produktbeschreibung

John McLeod's bestseller provides a comprehensive, research-informed overview of the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. This new edition has been expanded to cover emerging aspects of contemporary practice, such as debates around neuroscience and integration; third-wave cognitive-behavioural therapies such as ACT, mindfulness and FAP; the experience of being a client; motivational interviewing; interpersonal psychotherapy; social dimensions of therapy; leaving therapy; gender and sexuality; spirituality; and key counselling and therapeutic skills and techniques. This sixth edition has been fully updated and revised throughout and is separated into a four-part structure for easy navigation. Each chapter also enhances learning with the following resources: . Case studies . Landmark and contemporary research studies . Topics for reflection and discussion . Suggested further reading An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy has been the book of choice for students and tutors on introductory courses for over 25 years. "Professor John McLeod's Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy is a classic text. In providing a comprehensive perspective on the field, it goes well beyond being a mere 'introduction'. Not only does it deliver an encyclopaedic amount of information, but it also presents this information in an incredibly captivating manner. There is simply no other book on the topic to match it. This new edition, truly faithful to its predecessors, maps new innovations in the context of previous generations' viewpoints. This is 'the' book on counselling and psychotherapy." Ladislav Timulak, PhD, Course Director, Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, Trinity College Dublin "John McLeod has a talent for bringing readers into intimate contact with the experience of another person's experience. Through his evocative descriptions, accessible language, and plentiful examples you will find yourself looking through the eyes of both clients and therapists and developing a depth of understanding about important processes in psychotherapy. His position at the vanguard of psychotherapy research allows him to bring to life the practice of psychotherapy while posing research questions and stimulating curiosity about findings. His valuing of varied approaches to psychotherapy invites the reader to connect with diverse perspectives and consider their own beliefs." Heidi M. Levitt, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open University Press
• 6 ed
• Seitenzahl: 746
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 192mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1394g
• ISBN-13: 9780335243198
• ISBN-10: 0335243193
• Artikelnr.: 54535418

Autorenporträt

John McLeod is Professor of Counselling at the University of Abertay Dundee, having previously taught at Keele University and Wolverhampton University. He has practised in a range of counselling settings, as well as being involved in training, research and consultancy with many occupational groups, including nurses, social workers and emergency services personnel. The author of six books and more than fifty articles and chapters on various aspects of counselling and psychotherapy, he is currently editor of Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: What happens in therapy: The common ground 1. What it's like to
be a client 2. What it's like to be a therapist 3. Building a therapeutic
relationship: Working together 4. The process of therapy: The beginning 5.
The hard work: Choices, learning and change 6. Leaving therapy PART TWO:
Conceptualising the practice of therapy 7. The psychodynamic tradition 8.
The cognitive-behavioural perspective 9. Interpersonal therapies 10.
Person-centred, humanistic and experiential approaches 11. Transactional
analysis: A comprehensive theoretical system 12. Gestalt therapy 13.
Existential therapy 14. Narrative approaches to therapy 15. Working with
families 16. The use of art in therapy 17. Therapy in nature: Using the
outdoor environment 18. Religion and spirituality 19. Embodied
conversations: Implications of developmental neuroscience and other
biologically informed perspectives 20. Integrative therapies 21.
Pluralistic therapy PART THREE: Therapy as a response to cultural
difference and social adversity 22. The historical context of contemporary
practice 23. Culturally sensitive therapy 24. Therapy and the social 25.
Gender and sexuality 26. A social justice orientation: Therapy as political
action PART FOUR: Being a therapist 27. The qualities of effective
therapists 28. Professional structures for supporting therapist competence
29. Working within an ethical and moral framework 30. Using research to
inform practice 31. Making use of different delivery formats to enhance
access and effectiveness 32. Looking ahead: Future challenges for the
psychotherapeutic professions