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Authors: Kathryn & David Geldard
published by Charles C Thomas,
Springfield, Illinois, 2008
(this book is published for readers in
America)
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Personal Counseling Skills: A
Training Manual for Counsellors
A comprehensive,
easy-to-read introduction to personal counselling, written for professional and
volunteer counsellors, and those who train them. |
The
book enables new trainees to learn how to make informed choices about the type
of skill to use and how to integrate these skills within a sequential
counseling process. It contains the following:
 | A wide
variety of examples to illustrate each counseling micro‑skill. |
| Practice
examples of client statements for use by students, with suggested counselor
responses. |
| Client
statements, without solutions, for use by teachers in helping students to
learn particular micro‑skills. |
| An
explanation of the therapeutic approaches related to particular micro‑skills. |
| A
discussion of the way to combine skills to facilitate change. |
| A
discussion of a range of practical issues including cultural and ethical
issues, the counseling environment, keeping records, the need for
supervision, and the need for the counselor to look after themselves. |
This
accessible introduction to
counseling, skills is essential reading for teachers and trainees alike.
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