Counselling skills and studies /
Fiona Ballantine Dykes, Barry Kopp, Traci Postings.
- 2nd edition.
- Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2017.
- xii, 320 pages :
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Counselling Skills -- 1.Using counselling skills ethically and safely -- 2.Establishing a helping relationship -- 3.Working empathically as a helper -- 4.Focusing on the helpee's needs and concerns -- 5.Using self-awareness in helping work -- 6.Using counselling skills -- 7.Using reflection and feedback to enhance counselling skills -- pt. II Counselling Studies -- 8.Preparing to work within an ethical and legal framework as a counsellor -- 9.Understanding the counselling relationship -- 10.Understanding difference and diversity to develop empathic understanding -- 11.Working within a user-centred approach to counselling -- 12.Using theory to increase self-awareness -- 13.Understanding theories of counselling in practice -- 14.Using supervision to support counselling -- pt. III Counselling Study Skills -- 15.Motivation and blocks to learning -- 16.Essay writing skills -- 17.Journal writing skills -- 18.Self-care -- 19.Critical thinking Note continued: 20.Experiential learning -- 21.Research in counselling and helping work.
This practical guide will provide readers with the ideal 'way-in' to counselling, whether they are looking to use counselling skills to enhance their existing helping role or are taking their first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor.