Basic Counselling Skills

DESCRIPTION

'The first edition of "Basic Counselling Skills" was a master class that brought its readers systematically through the full range of skills needed for counselling or helping. I am pleased to say that this new edition is an updated master class in the same subject' - Michael Carroll, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol. 'In this new edition of his book, "Basic Counselling Skills", Richard Nelson Jones has managed to make his work even more accessible to the reader and build upon what was already an excellent introduction to counselling skills. This book provides a sound foundation for those wanting to develop an understanding of what counselling skills are and how to use them' - Gladeana McMahon, Centre for Stress Management."Basic Counselling Skills, Second Edition" is a practical introduction for anyone using counselling skills in the course of their work. Written by leading skills expert, Richard Nelson-Jones, the Second Edition of this highly popular text provides a thorough, step-by-step guide to the subject, working through the stages of the helping process.

REVIEWS

'In this new edition of his book Basic Counselling Skills, Richard Nelson Jones has managed to make his work even more accessible to the reader and build upon what was already an excellent introduction to Counselling Skills. This book provides a sound foundation for those wanting to develop an understanding of what counselling skills are and how to use them. It should prove an excellent resource for anyone starting out' - Gladeana McMahon, Head of Coaching Fairplace plc, Co-Director, Centre for Coaching

AUTHOR DESCRIPTION

Richard Nelson-Jones is Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Director of the Cognitive Humanistic Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1 : INTRODUCTION Who Are Counsellors And Helpers? What Are Basic Counselling Skills? Approaches to Counselling and Helping Helpers and Clients as Diverse Persons The Helping Relationship The Helping Process PART 2 : SPECIFIC COUNSELLING SKILLS Understanding the Internal Frame of Reference Showing Attention and Interest Paraphrasing and Reflecting Feelings Starting and Structuring Asking Questions Monitoring Offering Challenges and Feedback Self-Disclosing Managing Resistances and Making Referrals Facilitating Problem Solving Coaching, Demonstrating and Rehearsing Training Clients in Relaxation Improving Clients' Self-Talk Improving Clients' Rules Improving Clients' Perceptions Negotiating Homework Conducting Middle Sessions Terminating Helping PART 3 : FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS Multicultural and Gender Aware Helping Ethical Issues and Dilemmas Getting Support and Being Supervised Becoming More Skilled

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• ISBN : 9781412947473
• AVAILABILITY : P.Date Nov 07
• PUBLISHER : SAGE Publications Ltd
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• PUBLICATION DATE : November 2007
• DIMENSIONS : 242mm X 170mm X 9mm
• PRODUCED IN : United Kingdom
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• RRP : 79.99
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• AUTHOR : Richard Nelson-Jones
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• BIND : Paperback
• EDITION : 2nd Revised edition
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• DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 361.06
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• PAGES : 208
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