Integrative Counselling Skills in Action

by Sue Culley

• ISBN13: 9781848601529
• ISBN10: 1848601522
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-06
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

Summary

'As a counsellor, supervisor and trainer I find this book such an excellent resource. It is invaluable in my teaching as well as supporting learning in supervision. Culley and Bond use their extensive experience as practitioners to demystify potentially complex ideas, instead presenting them in an accessible and engaging way. Counselling skills are described clearly and case study material is relevant to practice. The third edition brings new and contemporary content that further enhances the value of the book. Buy it now!' - Dr Andrew Reeves, Counsellor, Supervisor, Trainer and Editor of Counselling and Psychotherapy Research journal. Integrative Counselling Skills in Action, third edition, is a bestselling introduction to the core counselling skills. It takes you step-by-step through the skills and strategies needed at each stage of the counselling process -- beginning, middle and end - using illustrative case examples and providing practical checklists and summaries. New to the third edition: Negotiating and managing a counselling contract Using self-disclosure Preparing for and using supervision An example of supervision included in extended case study A new preface Integrative Counselling Skills in Action is used by many thousands of students and practitioners who need guidance on using counselling skills in a variety of helping settings.

Author Biography

Sue Culley has now retired from freelance consultancy and training. She is currently the Chair of East Suffolk Decorative and Fine Arts Society, in addition to working as a volunteer for the Britten-Pears Foundation. Tim Bond is a Professorial Teaching Fellow specialising in counselling and ethics. He uses counselling skills in his role as head of a large academic department at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

About the authors	p. vi
Praise for the new edition	p. vii
Preface	p. viii
Learning counselling skills	p. 1
Overview: introducing the integrative skills model	p. 13
The foundation skills	p. 27
The beginning stage: exploration, contracting and assessment	p. 61
The middle stage: reassessment and challenging	p. 99
The ending stage: action and closure	p. 137
Case study - bereavement	p. 167
Demanding situations	p. 190
On being successful in using counselling skills	p. 201
References	p. 205
Index	p. 209
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