Summary
Contents
Subject index
This fourth edition provides the most comprehensive guide to the field of counselling psychology, exploring a range of theories and philosophical underpinnings, practice approaches and contexts, and professional issues. It has been updated to reflect current issues and debates and to map onto the training standards, and offers the ultimate companion for your journey through counselling psychology training and into the workplace. New to the fourth edition: • Chapters on: Person-Centred Therapy; Mindfulness; Neuroscience; Engaging with and Carrying out Research; Reflective Practice; International Dimensions; and Ecopsychology • A companion website offering over 30 hours of video and audio, including conversations with counselling psychology practitioners and trainees, and articles, exercises and case studies • Other new features include: Further Reading , ‘Day in the Life of’ dialogues with practitioners; Reflective Exercises, and Discussion Points, and new case studies. Special attention has been paid to the topic of research, both as a theme throughout the book, and through four new chapters covering the use, carry out and publication of research at different stages of training and practice. The handbook is the essential textbook for students and practitioners in the field of counselling psychology and allied health professions, at all stages of their career and across a range of settings, both in the UK and internationally.
The role of counselling psychology in secondary adult mental health care
The role of counselling psychology in secondary adult mental health care
Introduction
The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of counselling psychology practice in secondary care health services. It is an exciting and dynamic area of practice and one within which counselling psychology can become a leading profession. While it would be impossible to cover all this encompasses, the chapter attempts to give basic grounding for those considering a career in secondary care services, and perhaps points of debate for colleagues already in practice. In the former aspiration, I am grateful to the counselling psychology trainees on the doctoral course at the University of the West of ...
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