Counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists and all health and social care professionals need to understand and appreciate the role played in ensuring that clients receive the best possible help and support.

This book brings together examples of supervision sessions from the Living Therapy titles, and presents each one as an example of person-centred supervisory practice. The supervision sessions deal with a range of issues that arise when working with clients who are seeking counselling in order to resolve difficulties from a wide range of difficult human experiences.

Themes include supervising work with clients with drinking problems, drug problems, sexual abuse, disability, mental illness, cultural difference, young people, time-limited counselling. Each supervision session is introduced with a summary of the background leading up to the supervision session; points for discussion are included at the end of each chapter to stimulate further thought and debate.

This book provides a vivid insight into working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse. Using dialogue, it traces the counselling relationship between three fictitious characters: the client (Jennifer), her counsellor (Laura) and Laura’s supervisor (Malcolm).

It illustrates the person-centred approach and relates it to how memories can surface and the impact this can have on the client and the counsellor. It provides deep insight into the counselling relationship and the counsellor’s use of supervision, highlighting discussion points throughout to aid in training and reflection.

It is essential reading for all who work with people who have suffered sexual abuse in childhood.

What happens for a person emotionally, psychologically and spiritually when confronted by the reality of the death of a loved one, or the impending death of someone close to them, or their own death?

As with the other volumes of the Living Therapy series, Counselling For Death And Dying is composed of fictitious dialogues between clients and their counsellors, and between the counsellors and their supervisors. Within the dialogues are woven the reflective thoughts and feelings of the clients, the counsellors and the supervisors, along with boxed comments on the process and references to person-centred theory. The introduction provides a brief overview of the person-centred approach and an introduction to issues associated with dealing with death and dying.

There are two scenarios described in this title. The first focuses on a middle aged man coming to terms with his reaction to his father’s death, and the impact his behaviour is having upon his family. The second focuses on a client in her late fifties, already in counseling and then being diagnosed with a terminal cancer, coming to terms with the diagnosis and the impact it is having on her family, particularly her two sons, one of whom has a drug problem, the other an alcohol problem.

Richard draws the reader into the counseling experience, demonstrating the application of the person-centred approach to counseling young people. Supervision sessions are included to highlight how a counselor uses supervision to ensure they maintain their personal and professional effectiveness.

In the first part of Counselling Young People, Jodie is brought to counseling by her mother who has found evidence that she is using cannabis. During the sessions issues addressed include drug use and the temptation to use heroin, relationships withparents, relationships with ‘best friends’, coming to terms with adolescent transition into adulthood.

The author uses fictitious dialogue, almost novel-like, to explore the nature of drug use and the therapeutic process involved in helping someone overcome the emotional and psychological difficulties that can be associated with their drug use.

Childhood trauma, recovered memories, dissociated states are all addressed in this compelling read.

This book provides a new realism in understanding the world of alcohol counselling. It uses dialogue to enable the reader to appreciate the nature of counselling a person with an alcohol problem through the application of person-centred counselling theory. It provides deep insights into what goes on in counselling sessions and how this links into the counsellor's own supervision. It is essential reading for all counselling trainers, supervisors and trainees, provides useful approaches and frameworks for other caring professions, and includes many valuable insights for clients themselves.

Steve is obese, his size and his attitudes shaped by his experiences of being bullied in school. Size enabled him to later become the bully. In part 1 his counseling experience is described as he seeks to resolve his past in order to address his weight in the present.

In part 2, Julia’s obesity is related to the taunting and verbal abuse she was a target of in childhood, leaving her in fear of engaging in sexual activity with men. For Julia, size is the physical barrier she needs to feel safe.

Part One: An explanation of models of care; Implementation targets; Four service tiers; Integrated care pathways; Assessment; Care planning and co-ordination; Monitoring; Part Two: The patient's journey through models of care

"Many counsellors who work in primary care find it difficult to explain to colleagues in the primary care team what they actually do with clients behind the closed door of their room. In this book the author brings to life in a gripping way what really does go on when a counsellor sees a patient in the primary healthcare setting. It's good to read for once a book that describes so realistically and movingly the minute-by-minute account of what actually happens, not a book describing clever therapists getting it right all the time. The book should be required reading for newly appointed non-clinical managers of counselling services and for primary healthcare staff about to start working with a counsellor as a member of their team." - Graham Curtis Jenkins in his Foreword

According to the Eating Disorders Association there is a general lack of recognition of eating disorders in men, making it more difficult for male patients to access specialist services, although clients with problems connected with over-eating, under-eating, and poor eating form a significant proportion of counsellors' lists. This book focuses on men whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family. By adopting the unique approach of the Living Therapy series, using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centred approach, the reader is able to experience directly the diverse and challenging issues surrounding patients. This is difficult to achieve with conventional text books. Counselling for Eating Disorders in Men provides vital insight for trainees and experienced counsellors, as well as men suffering from eating disorders, their friends and families. It will also be of interest to members of support organisations.

Young men trying to resolve traumatic experiences and relationship issues with their mothers is not an area that has attracted a great deal of attention, and yet it is not uncommon. Peter is 28, still living at home and feeling 'like I just don't have a life I can call my own.' As he tries to remedy this, the reaction he gets is ""So, where have you been?"; "What time do you call this?"; "I've been worrying about you" ;"You said you'd be back before now." Any pleasure from his evening melts away and he wonders why on earth is he still in the same house as her. This book uses fictitious dialogue to enable readers to experience the struggle of a young man trying to break free from the damaging and dominating influence of his mother. It contains both counselling sessions and supervision sessions, inviting the reader to step into the therapeutic process and experience Peter (the client) as he struggles to create a life for himself, Michael (his counsellor) seeking to offer and maintain the therapeutic conditions of congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard, and Suzy (Michael's supervisor). Practical advice, reflections on the counselling process, helpful summaries and points for discussion are highlighted throughout. Counsellors, trainees, supervisors and other health and social care professionals dealing with relationships will find this book valuable reading. Men who have encountered difficult relationships with their mothers are also likely to gain greater insight and find support through reading this book.

Counselling for Eating Disorders in Women focuses on women whose eating patterns have generated side-effects on other aspects of their lives such as work, health and family. Women with problems connected with over-eating, under-eating, and poor eating form a significant proportion of counsellors' lists with a distinctive set of problems and challenges. This book adopts the unique approach of the Living Therapy series, using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centred approach enabling the reader to experience directly the diverse and challenging issues surrounding patients. This is difficult to achieve with conventional text books. This book is invaluable for trainees and experienced counsellors, members of support organisations, and women suffering from eating disorders, their friends and families.

At the heart of Richard Bryant-Jefferies' work with problem drinkers is his belief in the power and effectiveness of the person-centred approach to counselling. He suggests that many alcohol problems develop out of, or are connected with, relationship difficulties. He highlights the importance of building a therapeutic relationship with the person, and of engaging with their individuality to encourage sustainable lifestyle change underpinned by personal growth. This practical book shows how such client-focused counselling can support problem drinkers who are seeking to develop and sustain a less alcohol-centred way of life. Demonstrating how the client-counsellor relationship can be harnessed to empower the individual to help themselves, Richard * describes the health risks and effects on family life of alcohol dependency * considers the differences between young and old problem drinkers * analyses the support services available to those seeking change * suggests ways of coping with relapse. Supported by contributions from clients who have undergone counselling for alcohol reliance, this is a comprehensive and positive guide for people working with those who have a problematic relationship with alcohol.

This book was inspired by the records made by Carolyn Heighway during the thirty years when she was archaeological consultant at Gloucester Cathedral. The survival of so much of the abbey of 1089 is remarkable, and often not appreciated by the casual visitor since it is ingeniously overlaid by Gothic alterations. Since 2000, surveys have been produced which enable accurate plans and elevations to be made which clarify the late 11th and early 12th century appearance of the building; deductions have also been made from archaeological observations. Since there are almost no documents for the abbey before the 15th century which relate to construction matters, the building itself is primary evidence, and archaeology is an important element. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, plans and measured drawings including accurate reconstructions; comparative scale plans of Worcester and Tewkesbury are also included. The late 11th-12th century church is described in detail, along with the surviving claustral buildings. There is a chapter on polychromy and on the surviving 11th-12th century sculpture, and a full bibliography. The whole is set in context by Malcolm Thurlby, who comments on the wider sources and associations.

During the 1960s Italy's museum sector witnessed a fertile period of renewal. A generation of architects, working in partnership with the directors of museums, set about transforming into exhibition spaces a number of ancient monumental complexes located in the historic centres of some of the most important Italian cities. Among these was the brilliant and solitary Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa (19061978) who revitalised the discipline of museography by sagaciously combining it with restoration. His lucid intervention at Verona's Museo di Castelvecchio is emblematic of this approach: the medieval castle, the museum of ancient art, and modern architecture all harmoniously coexisting in a monument located at the heart of a city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The far-sighted choice of Scarpa was owed to the then director of the museum, Licisco Magagnato, who tenaciously argued the case for the appointment of an architect specialising in this field to work on the city's principal museum of ancient art. The renovation work, which continued for more than a decade, took place in various phases (19581964, 1967 and 19681974) but in accordance with a remarkably consistent and coherent plan. In his work on Castelvecchio, carried out at a significant point in his career, Scarpa attained a remarkable balance between different aesthetic elements that is particularly evident in the sculpture gallery, where the renovations harmonise with the power of the 14th-century Veronese sculptures exhibited in this section of the museum. One of the most striking details is the location of the equestrian statue of Cangrande I della Scala. For the presentation of this work the architect conceived a backdrop of great poetry, drawing the visitor's attention to its historical stratifications and simultaneously creating an exemplary essay in modern architecture. This museum is the most perfectly resolved of Scarpa's works in terms of the complexity and coherence of its design, and today remains "outrageously" well preserved. It is therefore unsurprising that a photographer-artist such as Richard Bryant should have been attracted by the extraordinary compositional, spatial and luminous harmony of Castelvecchio. The book is introduced by an essay by Alba Di Lieto, the architect appointed to Verona City Council's Direzione Musei d'Arte e Monumenti, a scholar of Scarpa's drawings, and the author of monographs on his work. She describes the architect's renovation and locates it in the context of Italy's architectural panorama. She also offers insights into the cataloguing of Scarpa's graphic output in the context of the overall conservation of his work. The essay is followed by a brief history of the castle by Paola Marini, who was the director of Verona's civic museum network for 22 years. The essay is followed by a brief history of the castle by Paola Marini, who was the director of Verona's civic museum network for 22 years. In December 2015 she has taken on a new role as director of the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice the first of Scarpa's museum projects in 1949. Valeria Carullo writes in her postscript about her experience by assisting Richard Bryant in photographing the castle. She is curator of The Robert Elwall Photographs Collection in the RIBA British Architectural Library. Richard Bryant is one of the best-known architectural photographers, working all over the world. He and Helene Binet are the only photographers with an honorary fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

One of 17 titles in the 'Living Therapy' series, Counselling For Progressive Disdability addresses issues that arise when coming to terms with a progressive disability.

The first part focuses specifically on the emotional and psychological impact of being diagnosed with a disabling condition. The second part deals specifically with coming to terms with a worsening condition, the nature of pain and the prospect of having to accept the use of a wheelchair. Like all other titles in this series it includes a helpful overview of the person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy.

This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.