John McLeod

An Introduction to Counselling

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised and updated text provides an introduction to theory and practice.

Review quote:
"If you are considering a career in counseling or using counseling, or would like to know about contemporary debates within the profession then this book is ideal. ...an excellent and up-to-date coverage of post modern and critical trends." - Emma Jacobs

Table of contents:
PrefaceAn introduction to counselling The cultural and historical origins of counsellingCounselling theories: diversity and convergenceThemes and issues in the psychodynamic approach to counsellingFrom behaviourism to constructivism: the cognitive-behavioural approach to counsellingTheory and practice of the person-centred approachWorking with systemsFeminist approaches: the radicalization of counsellingNarrative approaches to counselling:working with storiesMulticulturalism as an approach to counselling Philosophical counsellingThe counselling relationshipThe process of counsellingThe politics of counselling: empowerment, control and differenceMorals, values and ethics in counselling practiceThe organizational context of counsellingAlternative modes of deliveryThe role of research in counselling and therapyThe skills and qualities of the effective counsellorTraining and supervision in counsellingBeyond an introduction: continuing the conversationReferencesIndex.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Higher Education / Open University Press
• 3rd ed. repr.
• Seitenzahl: 613
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 1150g
• ISBN-13: 9780335211890
• ISBN-10: 0335211895
• Artikelnr.: 13591516

Autorenporträt

John McLeod is Professor of Counselling at the University of Abertay Dundee. He has a national and international reputation within the field of counselling and psychotherapy, and is the author of An Introduction to Counselling (4 ed., Open University Press, 2009), which has been a dominant text in the UK counselling community for several years.