Reporting in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Trainee's Guide to Preparing Case Studies and Reports

by Bor; Robert

• ISBN13: 9780415231947
• ISBN10: 0415231949
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-07-03
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Trainee therapists need to show practical competence through the production of client reports and case studies, an area that can be a source of anxiety to many students.Reporting in Counselling and Psychotherapyis a unique, hands-on guide to this element of practical work. Using clinical examples to guide the reader, and a detailed analysis of case study and process report writing, it shows how to create clear, concise and properly presented reports.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
About the editors	viii
1 Introduction	1	(12)
2 A first session using the systemic approach	13	(18)
with a case study by Susie Robbins
3 CBT as applied to anxiety: a process report	31	(13)
with a case study by Lorraine Garden
4 Achieving growth and change through the application of an integrative theoretical approach to address multiple client difficulties	44	(13)
with a case study by Nicola K. Gale
5 Locating the locus of evaluation: the subtle processes of person-centred counselling	57	(15)
with a case study by Alex Hudson-Craufurd
6 The use of CBT with complex client issues: accessing schemas	72	(15)
with a case study by Alice Sherman
7 Walking back to happiness: a couple's incongruent perception of chronic illness	87	(15)
with a case study by Russell Hurn
8 Treating the family: a process report on systemic therapy	102	(15)
with a case study by Rebecca Goldmeier
9 A case study of an intervention with a client suffering from intrusive thoughts and traumatic grief	117	(12)
with a case study by Jacqui R. Farrants
10 REBT: the case of Richard	129	(11)
with a case study by Paul Mason
11 Using CBT to address guilt over sexual fantasies: a process report	140	(25)
with a case study by Litsa Anthis
12 Treating co-morbidity in an NHS context: a CBT approach	165	(14)
with a case study by Christine Haworth-Staines
13 Historical truths versus a sense of integrity: developing a frame of mind to enable letting go	179	(12)
with a case study by Jo Ploszajski
14 Depression: a case study	191	(10)
with a case study by Amanda Evans
15 Working with children: a communicative approach	201	(13)
with a case study by Janet Penny
16 Substance abuse: treatment using personal construct psychology	214	(12)
with a case study by Ian Mallandain
17 When things go the therapist's way: the case of Sarah	226	(11)
with a case study by Felix Economakis
18 Client case study: a first attempt at psychodynamic individual therapy	237	(17)
with a case study by Antonia Reay
19 How not to write a client report: discussing common errors a trainee makes	254	(14)
20 Conclusions	268	(5)
Index	273