| About the book |
The Counsellor's Workbook Developing a Personal Approach Second Edition This new edition of The Counsellor's Workbook offers you a personal exploration of the key issues that may emerge during your development as a therapist. It provides you with an opportunity to document and consolidate your learning and personal development. The Counsellor's Workbook can be used as a stand-alone resource or as a companion text with either the bestselling text, An Introduction to Counselling 4e or other key sources. This book will help you to become an effective counsellor or psychotherapist by: This edition of The Counsellor's Workbook has been comprehensively updated to reflect developments in the field and it now contains over eighty unique exercises. Other enhancements to the book include: The Counsellor's Workbook is an invaluable resource for counselling or psychotherapy students, tutors and trainers, as well as for experienced practitioners engaging in continuing professional development. |
| About the authors |
John McLeod is Professor of Counselling at the University of Abertay, Dundee, UK. He has practised in a range of counselling settings, as well as being involved in training, research and consultancy with many occupational groups, including nurses, doctors, social workers and emergency services personnel. His many publications include An Introduction to Counselling 4e and Counselling Skill. |
| Table of contents |
Acknowledgements How to use this Workbook Section one: Building on life experience: the foundations of a personal approach Section two: Being a member of a learning group: working together to develop self-awareness Section three: Making sense: constructing a framework for understanding Section four: Putting theory to use: thinking about cases Section five: Reflecting on practice: challenges and possibilities within the therapeutic relationship Section six: Developing a professional identity: putting it all together Internet resources and further reading Appendix Q: A narrative approach to personal and professional development in counselling/psychotherapy training References Index |


