The Counselling Interview: A Guide for the Helping Professions

by Helen Cameron

Overview

Interviewing is a crucial skill in the human service industries, and this book takes the reader through the process of conducting an effective interview. This text provides clear guidance for students who need to learn to manage interviews with a range of clients in human service organizations. It presumes no prior knowledge and takes a stance with less emphasis on therapeutic processes than many others in this area. This clear and readable text provides examples, boxed highlights, a glossary of terms, and exercises to bring ideas vividly to the reader and has real practical value for developing professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403947277
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

HELEN CAMERON is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia, Australia. She is an experienced teacher of practice skills and has published many articles on professional practice.
HELEN CAMERON is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of South Australia, Australia. She is an experienced teacher of practice skills and has published many articles on professional practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Overview of Processes, Stages and Contexts of Helping
Making the Initial Connection with Nonverbal and Verbal Skills
Paraphrasing as the Foundation of Effective Responding
Prompting the Client and Recording the Interview
Managing the Focus of the Interview
Goal and Action Work with Clients
Managing Crises: Violence, Self Harm and Anger
Self-care in Counselling
Epilogue
References.