Clinical counselling in voluntary and community settings /
edited by Quentin Stimpson.
- ix, 142 pages ; 23 cm.
- Clinical counselling in context .
- Clinical counselling in context. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Place of community and voluntary organisations in society at large / Nature of counselling in voluntary and community settings / Clinical work, supervision and management / Research : the impetus for, and the measure of good practice-- a case study from the voluntary sector / Focusing on the frame : researching the impact of third parties when working with children / Assessment for counselling in community and voluntary organisations / Issues of containment and holding / How does the nature of the client group or the presenting problem affect the clinical work? / Putting "technique" into question / Counselling in a postmodern context / Christopher Robinson -- Nicholas Tyndall -- Derek Hill -- Linda Machin -- Ela O'Farrell -- Eva Stolte -- Gertrud Mander -- Sue Cottrell and Alison Elgar -- Paul Gordon -- Quentin Stimpson.
"Clinical Counselling in Community and Voluntary Settings provides an overview of the development of counselling in a world of managed care, where resources are tight and professionals are stretched to their limits. Experienced contributors from a varied and diverse background cover issues including:? The place of community and voluntary organisations in society at large? The nature of counselling in voluntary and community settings? Containment and holding? The nature of the client group and its affect on clinical workThis book will provide theoretical and practical advice of interest to both experienced practitioners and students considering a placement with a voluntary counselling organisation."--Publisher description.