Reporting in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Trainee's Guide to Preparing Case Studies and Reports

by Linda Papadopoulos, Malcolm Cross, Robert Bor

Overview

Trainee therapists need to show practical competence through the production of client reports and case studies, an area that can be a source of anxiety to many students. Reporting in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a unique, hands-on guide to this element of practical work. Using clinical examples to guide the reader, and a detailed analysis of case study and process report writing, it shows how to create clear, concise and properly presented reports.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134573899
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	795 KB

About the Author

Malcolm C. Cross. is Chartered as a Counselling Psychologist and UKCP registered Psychotherapist, working as the Director of Counselling Psychology Programmes at City University, London.
Linda Papadopoulos is a reader in psychology and a chartered counselling and health psychologist working as a course director at London Guildhall University.
Robert Bor is Professor of Psychology at London Guildhall University and a chartered clinical, counselling and health Psychologist. He trained in the practice and teaching of family therapy at the Tavistock clinic, is a member of the Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists, a clinical member of the Institute of Family Therapy (London) and is a UKCP registered systemic psychotherapist.

Table of Contents

A First Session using the Systemic Approach. CBT as Applied to Anxiety: A Process Report. Achieving Growth and Change through the Application of an Integrative Theoretical Approach to Address Multiple Client Difficulties. The Use of CBT with Complex Client Issues: Accessing Schemas. Walking back to Happiness: A Couple's Incongruent Perception of Chronic Illness. Treating the Family: A Process Report on Systemic Therapy. A Case Study of an Intervention with a Client Suffering from Intrusive Thoughts and Traumatic Grief. REBT: The Case of Richard. Using CBT to Address Guilt Over Sexual Fantasies: A Process Report. Treating Co-morbidity in an NHS Context: A CBT Approach. Historical Truths versus a Sense of Integrity: Developing a Frame of Mind to Enable Letting Go. Depression: A Case Study. Working with Children: A Communicative Approach. Substance Abuse: Treatment Using Personal Construct Psychology. When Things go the Therapist's Way: The Case of Sarah. Client Case Study: A First Attempt at Psychodynamic Individual Therapy. How Not to Write a Client Report: Discussing Common Errors a Trainee Makes.

Editorial Reviews

"This book was and continues to be an essential, demystifying resource for counselling psychology, counselling and psychotherapy trainees facing the daunting task of writing their first case study or process report. It retains its role as a key resource for trainees learning how to report and reflect on their therapeutic work. A task that is undoubtedly one of the most important learning opportunities that trainees engage with on their journeys to becoming qualified practitioners."

Dr Julianna Challenor, Programme Director, DPsych Counselling Psychology programme, City, University of London, UK

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