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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807170603321

Autore

Feltham Colin <1950->

Titolo

Brief counselling : a practical, integrative approach / / Colin Feltham and Windy Dryden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Buckingham, : Open University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-95142-7

9786610951420

0-335-22499-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DrydenWindy

Disciplina

158/.3

Soggetti

Short-term counseling

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 (p. [215]-221) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Orienting the client to counselling -- pt. 2. Assessing the client's concerns -- pt. 3. Initiating change -- pt. 4. Encouraging change through homework -- pt. 5. Counselling  in the middle phase -- pt. 6. Ending counselling.

Sommario/riassunto

Almost two thirds of counsellors and psychotherapists work with clients in up to twenty sessions each: this book reflects that reality and the challenges involved. The bestselling first edition of this book, by two of the UK's leading counsellor trainers and academics, was praised by trainers and tutors for its accessibility, comprehensiveness and practicality. It was also a leading contribution to the movement towards time-conscious counselling and to an understanding of the therapeutic alliance across time. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include significant recent professi