| Long-Term Counselling Contributor(s): Shipton, Geraldine (Author), Smith, Eileen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761950303 ISBN-13: 9780761950301 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $72.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 361 |
| Series: Professional Skills for Counsellors |
| Physical Information: 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Counselling can be a long-term process, whether by initial design or because of the emergence of new concerns within work originally planned as short-term or focused. Occasionally, counselling is long-term by default, when the counsellor or client cannot face ending or when the counsellor cannot envisage other ways of working with a client. This book examines the complex and varied issues which can arise, with an emphasis throughout on skilled, professional and ethical practice. Encouraging trainees and practitioners to think about the day-to-day realities and issues of long-term work, the book considers working parameters and issues of definition, setting and orientation. It also focuses on assessing and managing the work |