Counselling skill
/ John McLeod
- Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.
- ix, 281 p. ; 25 cm.
Front cover; Half title; Title; Copy right; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: what this book is about; Chapter 2 Defining counselling; Chapter 3 Basic principles of embedded counselling; Chapter 4 The counselling menu: goals, tasks and methods; Chapter 5 Setting the scene: preparation for offering a counselling relationship; Chapter 6 Making a space to meet; Chapter 7 Working collaboratively: building a relationship; Chapter 8 Having a useful conversation: 'just talking'; Chapter 9 Resolving difficult feelings and emotions
Features summary boxes and a running case study, to illustrate the key themes. This book acknowledges the knowledge, experience, and interests of readers, and is written especially for people who are not specialist counselors