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Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy examines the critical debates around key topics in counselling and psychotherapy. In nine sections including Everyday Counselling Practice, Training and Curriculum Issues, and Counselling, Society and Culture, Colin Feltham explores and cross-references 60 provocative questions central to counselling training and practice.
Ranging from more mainstream subjects like unconditional positive regard, ethics and supervision to broader social or philosophical issues such as employment concerns and the debate on assisted suicide, entries include: Why have we focused on core theoretical models?; What are the pros and cons of short-term, time-limited counselling?; What's wrong with CBT?; Where is research taking us?; Is statutory regulation a good and inevitable development?; Are there limits to personal change in counselling?
Each section includes questions for reflection, case studies and student exercises. This comprehensive, student-friendly text is a useful resource for lecturers to stimulate seminar discussion, and for all trainees wishing to write essays or generally develop their critical thinking in counselling and psychotherapy.
How Much Is Theory Related to Practice?
How Much Is Theory Related to Practice?
Most counselling training courses contain a fair amount of theory; indeed it is a BACP requirement that they should. On the face of it theory seems obviously necessary to inform and guide trainees and new practitioners. Theories about mental health, the nature of being human, human relationships, psychological problems, the rationale and operation of different interventions – all these seem helpful if not essential. Indeed it is difficult to imagine a theory-free training or practice. Paradoxically, however, many students candidly report that they often find theory, or at least aspects of theory, of little practical use. Those new to practice and in placements often wrestle with the relevance of theory, particularly within sessions ...
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