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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453942403321

Autore

McLeod John

Titolo

Personal and professional development for counsellors, psychotherapists and mental health practitioners / / John McLeod and Julia McLeod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkshire, England : , : Open University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-335-24734-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

361.06

Soggetti

Psychotherapists

Counselors

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Praise for this book; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Making sense of personal and professional development; 1 What is personal development? Why is it important?; 2 Methods for facilitating personal development; 3 Theoretical and research perspectives; 4 Professional development: maintaining and enhancing practical competence and career progression; 5 Criteria for assessing the adequacy of personal and professional development; Part 2: Learning tasks for personal development; 6 Reflecting on life experience

7 Personal development through participation in a learning group8 Making sense: constructing a framework for understanding; 9 Building a relationship repertoire; 10 Developing a professional identity: putting it all together; References; Index; Adverts; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

An accessible, research-informed approach to personal development issues for the counsellor, therapist or mental health practitioner, complete with learning tasks.