Counsellors in health settings / edited by Kim Etherington ; foreword by Tim Bond.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Etherington, Kim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health counseling.

Sick--Psychology.

Sick.

Physical Description:

287 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the experiences of counsellors themselves, this book is a comprehensive resource for counsellors working in health contexts and for the health professionals who work with them, and may take on counselling roles, which will inform and improve their work.

Contents:

Intro

Counsellors in Health Settings

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface: Epilogue for Paula

Introduction

1 A wounded healer: From client to counsellor

2 Palliative care counselling: Emotional and psychological support from diagnosis to death

3 Working in general practice with somatisation of childhood sexual abuse

4 Working as a counsellor in an NHS multidisciplinary team

5 Counselling children and their families in intensive care

6 'Awkward' clients and 'awkward' topics: Young people and sexual health

7 Counselling people living with HIV/AIDS

8 Working with people with fertility problems: A counsellor's personal experience

9 Riding the rollercoaster: A personal account of being counselled about fertility

10 Cut, burn and poison: A personal account of breast cancer

11 Challenges of counselling in psychiatric settings

12 Integrating counselling within the mental health services

13 Training and supervision issues for counsellors working in health settings

Contributors

Subject Index

Author index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781846422898

1846422892

9781417500772

1417500778

OCLC:

923646588