Practical counselling skills : an integrative approach /

Geldard, Kathryn,

Practical counselling skills : an integrative approach / Kathryn Geldard and David Geldard. - vi, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is counselling? -- The counselling relationship -- Learning the necessary skills -- Joining and listening -- Paraphrasing of content -- Reflection of feelings -- Paraphrasing content and reflection of feelings -- Use and abuse of questions -- Summarising -- Creating comfortable closure -- An integrative approach to helping people change -- Combining skills to facilitate the change process -- Confrontation -- Normalising -- Reframing -- Challenging self-destructive beliefs -- Exploring polarities -- Enabling the client to make use of their strengths -- Using the 'here and now' experience -- Exploring options -- Facilitating action -- The counselling environment -- Keeping records of counselling sessions -- Cultural issues -- Influence of the counsellor's values and beliefs -- Confidentiality and other ethical issues -- The need for supervision -- Looking after yourself -- Practice examples for students. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.

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Counseling.

BF637.C6 / G39 2005

361.06

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