Personal and professional development for counsellors, psychotherapists and mental health practitioners / John McLeod and Julia McLeod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeod, John, author.

McLeod, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapists.

Counselors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An accessible, research-informed approach to personal development issues for the counsellor, therapist or mental health practitioner, complete with learning tasks.

Contents:

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Making sense of personal and professional development; 1 What is personal development? Why is it important?; 2 Methods for facilitating personal development; 3 Theoretical and research perspectives; 4 Professional development: maintaining and enhancing practical competence and career progression; 5 Criteria for assessing the adequacy of personal and professional development; Part 2: Learning tasks for personal development; 6 Reflecting on life experience

7 Personal development through participation in a learning group8 Making sense: constructing a framework for understanding; 9 Building a relationship repertoire; 10 Developing a professional identity: putting it all together; References; Index; Adverts; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 24, 2014).

ISBN:

0-335-24734-2

OCLC:

877772401