Practical Counselling and Helping is a practical, jargon-free guide to counselling. It offers clear information about how counselling and helping may be put into practice, whilst acknowledging and discussing its limitations.
Contents include:
* what is counselling and helping?
* basic counselling and helping strategies
* handling difficult situations
* further personal development.
Drawing from a range of counselling methods, and offering a useful and detailed reading list, Practical Counselling and Helping will appeal to all students in the health professions and to all those professionals requiring a clear account of how they might improve their own communication skills.
Biography
Philip Burnard is Professor and Vice Dean at the School of Nursing Studies, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
