The Student Guide to Counselling & Psychotherapy Approaches

by Adrian Pennington

Overview

This pocket guide to modality approaches in counseling & psychotherapy is a one-stop-shop for trainees on introductory counseling courses. It describes 12 models of therapy, as well as introducing the origins of counseling and providing guidance and tips on practical issues like time-keeping, supervision, endings and boundaries. Each short approach-specific chapter has a consistent structure which allows easy comparison and cross-referencing between the modalities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446248683
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/19/2012
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Adrian Pennington is a Counselling Psychologist, Performance Psychologist, Clinical Supervisor, Trainer in Counselling and Mediator.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Guide
In the Beginning
Behaviour Therapy
Cognitive Analytical Therapy
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Developmental Counselling
Existential Counselling
Gestalt Therapy
Integrative Counselling
Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
Transactional Analysis
At the End
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

'This is an accessible guide book about the different psychotherapy approaches and how they can be used to counsel patients. Adrian Pennington, a counselling psychologist, takes us through 12 of the most well-known and most used methods and explains exactly what they are and how to use them in practice. I liked the examples he uses for each method and also the fact that he gives the student extra reading on each approach so if you are particularly interested in an approach you have recommended texts to explore. I think it would be useful not only to mental health nurses but to all nurses as many patients will be in need of counselling at some point in their lives and it is good to be aware of all the approaches. Student nurses will also find this an interesting read as I did' -
Nursing Times

'A most excellent and readable guide for students at any level of education and training' -
Howard Bowman, Director DC Mediation and lecturer in counselling

'This brilliant guide is exactly what it sets out to be, a simple (but clear) guide for students, clarifying theories available to use in psychotherapy and counselling' -
Carole Binysh, Counsellor MBACP (Accred), Clinical Supervisor and trainer

'A well structured and clearly laid out introduction that packs a lot of information into a small space' -
Sandra Flynn, Counsellor

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