Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills : The Skilled Client Model

by Richard Nelson-Jones

• ISBN13: 9780761954736
• ISBN10: 0761954732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-28
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

'This is another well planned and well organized textbook specifically aimed at students in training as counsellors and psychotherapists, who have already completed an introductory course' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling'Richard Nelson-Jones' focus on skilling the client provides a valuable toolkit, making explicit what is implicit in many counselling models. His "Skilled Client Model" provides an excellent substitute for Egan's "Skilled Helper" - Zoë Fitzgerald-Pool, Director of Training & Development, CSCT Limited'A text which provides trainers and trainees alike with a veritable treasure-house of creative ideas' - Brian Thorne, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of East Anglia and Co-Founder, Norwich Centre'The "skilled client model" is a distinct advance, I think... and very helpful' - Ron Perry, Director, Institute of Counselling, Sydney'The book is written in a clear and orderly fashion.... Therapy is a process and learning is a process too, and this textbook will undoubtedly assist trainees to move along their own process of learning and becoming reflective and effective practitioners' - Stefania Gribcic, Counselling Psychology ReviewEssential Counselling and Therapy Skills is written for trainees who are beginning to work with clients under supervision. Building on what has been learnt during introductory courses, the book supports students in the next stage of their practical skills development.Written by leading author, Richard Nelson-Jones, Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills is a step-by-step guide to therapeutic work using the'skilled client model'. Central to this innovative approach, is the assumption that the skill of counsellors and therapists lies in their capacity to impart skills to clients. The book focuses on: establishing collaborative working relationships; working with clients to find shared definitions of their problems; enabling clients to improve how they think, communicate and act; and dealing with questions of diversity, ethical practice and the value of supervision.Accessibly written, the book contains numerous skill-building activities and case examples, making Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills an ideal textbook for practical skills training in counselling, counselling psychology, psychotherapy and other helping professions.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes	vii
List of Activities	ix
Preface	xi
Part One Introduction	1	(20)
What are Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills?	3	(18)
Part Two The Skilled Client Model	21	(266)
The Skilled Client Model	23	(24)
The Counselling and Therapy Relationship	47	(17)
Assessing Feelings and Physical Reactions	64	(18)
Assessing Thinking, Communication and Actions	82	(21)
Conducting Initial Sessions	103	(18)
Changing Communication and Actions - 1	121	(21)
Changing Communication and Actions - 2	142	(27)
Changing Thinking - 1	169	(25)
Changing Thinking - 2	194	(24)
Changing Feelings and Physical Reactions	218	(23)
Conducting Middle Sessions	241	(25)
Consolidating Skills and Terminating Counselling and Therapy	266	(21)
Part Three Practice and Training Issues	287	(74)
Diversity Sensitive Counselling and Therapy	289	(25)
Ethical Issues in Practice and Training	314	(23)
Supervision and Continuing Professional Development	337	(24)
Appendix	361	(2)
Bibliography	363	(11)
Name Index	374	(4)
Subject Index	378