First Steps in Counselling: A Students' Companion for Basic Introductory Courses

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Interactive, because there are side panels with exercises, either written, reflective or experiential, to help illustrate the points in the text. The impact of the pandemic, racism (including systemic, white fragility and privilege), sexual identity and issues around poverty and access to services are all covered and much more. This new edition of First Steps in Counselling is a detailed yet accessible companion for all those interested in counselling.

I was satisfied with my purchase and the book was a good read as a useful accompaniment on my course. As I started my journey on the Counselling road, I found this a very useful tool to guide me through the first ideas on what counselling involves.This is a College-administered fund which can support some costs associated with attending qualification courses. He practised as a counsellor, educator and clinical supervisor for more than 30 years, and published widely on many aspects of counselling, psychotherapy and mental health, as well as co-founding PCCS Books in 1993. This fifth edition retains the vision and heart of the original book, thoughtfully restructured, developed and thoroughly updated.

First Steps in Counselling continues to evolve in this fifth edition, ensuring that it remains the essential introduction to counselling and ‘counselling-informed helping’ for the 2020s. Setting the standard for approachable entry-level books, the 4th revised edition provides an absolutely up-to-date text for today's students, covering theory, personal development and building helping skills. I listen to what my clients are saying for some people this may be the first time that anybody has really listened to them. Wished i'd bought this at the start of my Counselling training, easy to read and so full of knowledge of all the theorys.

He has written, co-written and edited a number of books, chapters and papers on many aspects of counselling, psychotherapy and mental health.

We will contact you when this course becomes available, we would also love to keep you informed of other/similar courses you may be interested in.

Once we have your booking we would love to keep you informed of other, similar events you may be interested in. I offer a professional service, as a member of the British association for counselling and psychotherapy (BACP) I am bound by an ethical code of practice, all meetings are completely confidential.

Areas I work in are Abuse, Addictions, Anger, anxiety, depression, low mood, low self-esteem, bereavement, stress, and many more. the qualification you wish to study isn’t on the approved list of level 3 qualifications the College can run for free.As Sanders explains, counselling is a multi-faceted animal and attitudes towards it and indeed its applications continue to develop. It is designed as a taster to see if counselling is an area you may wish to continue with or as a personal journey of growth.