Practical Counselling and Helping

Taylor & Francis Ltd

This is a practical, virtually jargon-free guide, offering clear information on the difference between counselling and helping, their limitations, and how they may be put into practice. > 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. > Chapter 1 What is counselling and helping?; Chapter 2 Why counsel or help?; Chapter 3 Listening as the basis of counselling and he.