Counselling Skills For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Evans, Gail

• Publisher: John Wiley
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Series: For dummies
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Focusing on Yourself First; Chapter 1: Introducing Counselling Skills; Knowing Yourself to Understand Others; Working Safely and Ethically; Being a Listening Helper; Beginnings, Middles, and Ends: Structuring the Conversation; Understanding Others; Exploring Counselling Further; Chapter 2: Understanding Yourself through Personal Development; Identifying Obstacles to a Helping Relationship; Developing Your Self-Awareness.;Discover the practical skills for helping others. Whether you are considering becoming a counsellor, have to provide some form of counselling as part of your job, or are simply interested in communicating well, Counselling Skills For Dummies provides the perfect introduction to the practical basics of counselling. Starting with a thorough guide to the qualities, knowledge and skills needed to become a 'listening helper', the book goes on to provide a framework for a counselling session, helping you to successfully manage a potentially daunting process. Counselling Skil.

✦ Table of Contents

At a Glance
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Focusing on Yourself First
Chapter 1: Introducing Counselling Skills
Knowing Yourself to Understand Others
Working Safely and Ethically
Being a Listening Helper
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends: Structuring the Conversation
Understanding Others
Exploring Counselling Further
Chapter 2: Understanding Yourself through Personal Development
Identifying Obstacles to a Helping Relationship
Developing Your Self-Awareness. Avoiding Assumptions and PrejudicesContinuing Your Personal Development
Personal Development through Personal Therapy
Finding a Counsellor
Chapter 3: Taking Care of Yourself
Evaluating Your Self-Care
Being Aware of Potential Pitfalls
Mapping Your Support Network
Increasing Your Personal and Professional Supports
Chapter 4: Maintaining Good Practice
Monitoring and Reflecting on Your Work
Examining Ethical Dilemmas
Working with Crisis and Risk
Keeping Records
Part II: The Listening Helper
Chapter 5: Being a Listening Helper
The Value of Listening. The Importance of Your Personal QualitiesKnowing What It Takes to Be a Listening Helper
Sharing Power in the Relationship
Figuring Out How Being a Listening Helper May Affect You
Thinking about Other Concerns
Thinking on the Fly
Reflecting on Practice
Chapter 6: Qualities, Skills, and Knowledge for Listening
Developing Your Personal Qualities
Working with Active Listening Skills
Developing Other Helpful Knowledge
Chapter 7: Recognising Your Own Barriers to Listening
Getting Acquainted with Defences
Knowing How Defences Operate
Responding When You're Defensive. Recognising the Interactive Effects of Defensive BehaviourRealising What You Can Do about Your Defences
Seeing Defences in Action
Part III: Structuring a Helping Conversation
Chapter 8: Establishing a Helping Relationship
Getting the Relationship Started
Setting the Ground Rules
Managing the Story or Content
Practising Core Conditions
Chapter 9: Stage One: Beginning the Discussion
Having a Structure in Mind
Forming the Relationship
Conveying the Core Conditions
Exploring the Presenting Problem
Mastering the Art of Questions
Chapter 10: Stage Two: Deepening Understanding. Getting Below the SurfaceChallenging and Confronting
Chapter 11: Stage Three: Working with Action and Endings
Stage Three of the Three-Stage Model
Making an Assessment
Problem-Solving
Looking at Your Own Endings and Transitions
Managing the Ending of a Helping Session
Managing the Ending of a Helping Relationship
Working with Difficult Endings
Saying Goodbye
Evaluation
Part IV: Understanding People and Problems
Chapter 12: Being Prepared for Common Personal Problems
Using the BEST-I BEST-RU Model
Unconscious Processes
Identifying Signs and Symptoms of Distress.

✦ Subjects

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