Brief counselling : a practical, integrative approach / Colin Feltham and Windy Dryden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feltham, Colin, 1950-

Contributor:

Dryden, Windy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short-term counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Buckingham : Open University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Almost two thirds of counsellors and psychotherapists work with clients in up to twenty sessions each: this book reflects that reality and the challenges involved. The bestselling first edition of this book, by two of the UK's leading counsellor trainers and academics, was praised by trainers and tutors for its accessibility, comprehensiveness and practicality. It was also a leading contribution to the movement towards time-conscious counselling and to an understanding of the therapeutic alliance across time. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include significant recent professi

Contents:

pt. 1. Orienting the client to counselling

pt. 2. Assessing the client's concerns

pt. 3. Initiating change

pt. 4. Encouraging change through homework

pt. 5. Counselling in the middle phase

pt. 6. Ending counselling.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-221) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95142-7

9786610951420

0-335-22499-7

OCLC:

567976299