Questions and Answers on Counselling in Action: (Counselling in Action Series)

Does counselling have to be long-term to be helpful? Should only women counsel women? How can you evaluate counselling? Is it easy to start your own private practice? In this text, some of Britain's experts offer answers to these and many other frequently-asked questions. The resulting discussion ranges over all aspects of counselling, from practical and theoretical issues to personal and ethical matters. Some questions have straightforward solutions, others prove more controversial. In both instances, the views represented in this text are intended to encourage deeper consideration of the the principles and practice of counselling. This text is designed as a resource for both trainee counsellors and more experiences practitioners of all approaches and disciplines.

Table of Contents:
Introduction PART ONE: SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF PRACTICE The Core Conditions - Dave Mearns The Use of Audio-Tapes in Counselling - Michael Jacobs Against Self-Disclosure - Julia Segal Using Hypnosis in Counselling - Peter Ross Counselling for a Brief Period - Michael Barkham and John Rowan Client Resistance - Michael Jacobs The Ending Phase of Counselling - Dave Mearns PART TWO: ISSUES OF MATCHING IN COUNSELLING Advising on the Most Suitable Counselling Arena - Mark Aveline Women Counselling Women - Jocelyn Chaplin Ethnic Matching in Counselling - Waseem J Alladin Trainee Counsellors′ Clients - Michael Carroll PART THREE: THE PERSONAL AND THE PRACTICAL The Counsellor′s Life Crisis - Vanja Orlans When the Counsellor Shares the Client′s Problem - Elke Lambers Spirituality and the Counsellor - Brian Thorne When Values Clash - Moira Walker PART FOUR: BEYOND SPECIFIC ORIENTATIONS Choosing an Eclectic, Not Syncretic, Psychotherapist - John C Norcross and Thomas J Tomcho Reservations about Eclectic and Integrative Approaches to Counselling - Sue Wheeler Beyond Egan - Francesca Inskipp Towards a Personal Model of Counselling - Jennifer Elton Wilson PART FIVE: ETHICAL ISSUES Counsellor/Client Sex - Tim Bond Reporting a Colleague′s Misconduct - Tim Bond Body and Spirit - Brian Thorne When to Protect a Client from Self-Destruction - Tim Bond PART SIX: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Psychology and Counselling - Michael Carroll and Emmy van Deurzen-Smith Research and Practice - Michael Barkham Evaluating Counselling - Michael Barkham Guidelines for Practice Starting Your Own Private Practice - Gladeana McMahon and Ken Powell Objections to Private Practice - David Pilgrim Against Indemnity Insurance - Dave Mearns Making a Living as a Counsellor - Colin Feltham

About the Author :
Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach.  He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT. He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey and Israel. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Review :
`This book probably answers all the questions you often wanted but never dared to ask about counselling. It covers numerous aspects of the counselling process from specific aspects of practice, orientation, ethical and professional... The section on personal issues regarding the counsellor is very interesting as it is an opportunity to hear what the experts have to say on such issues as the counsellor′s life crisis, spirituality and what happens when values clash. Overall, this book provides a flavour of the problems which may be encountered by those involved in counselling′ - The International Journal of Social Psychiatry `This is a welcome addition to the series... On a couple of occasions, two practitioners present different views on the same issue: I found this particularly stimulating... Most of the counselling issues covered are of equal interest to clinical psychologists. I was especially struck by J E Wilson′s chapter in response to the question, "What factors do I need to consider in developing a personal model of counselling?" Substitute clinical psychology for counselling, and the views expressed on finding a personal theory of meaning are just as important and applicable to our profession′ - Clinical Psychology Forum `The kind of book where any time you open it, you′re likely to find something of current interest that relates to your practice and to issues you′ve been thinking about... If we regard the questions and answers as serving to stimulate thought and discussion... then the collection serves a useful purpose indeed′ - Self & Society `Covering a very wide range of topics... the book contains useful, interesting chapters′ - International Review of Psychiatry