The Beginner's Guide to Counselling & Psychotherapy (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Are you interested in the field of counselling and psychotherapy or just starting out in your training? Trying to get to grips with the many different approaches and decide which are right for you? This book can help! An ideal introductory text that assumes no prior knowledge, leading authors in the field provide overviews of 26 counselling and psychotherapy approaches in accessible, jargon-free terms. Each approach is discussed using the same framework to enable easy comparison and evaluation, covering: * Development of the Therapy * Theory and Basic Concepts * Practice * Which Clients Benefit Most? * Case study Four further chapters offer an insight into the therapeutic relationship, working with diversity, professional issues, and research, while resources such as suggested reading, discussion issues, appendices of further information and a comprehensive glossary help you consolidate your learning. So look no further if you want to know the differences between counselling and psychotherapy, compare psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theories, discover how constructivist approaches can be applied in practice, learn about third wave CBT therapies, or just get an general overview of the field; this second edition of a bestseller gives you a whirlwind tour of the breadth, complexity, fascination and problems of the field of counselling and psychotherapy.

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2015
Editors:	Stephen Palmer
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-85702-234-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > Counselling Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	0-85702-234-2
Barcode:	9780857022349

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