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Brings together a collection of writings by authors who have participated in and with groups over a period of thirty years, using the person-centred approach.
Can therapy involving a therapist and client from differing cultural, ethnic and racial origins work? What are the main barriers to this relationship working well? What knowledge, skill and attitudes are required by therapists to enhance their work with “different” clients? Therapists are inevitably affected by their own backgrounds, experiences and prejudices, which may manifest negatively within therapeutic relationships with clients of different cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds to their own. This book strives to explore these areas of challenge to successful therapy and to raise awareness of the many facets that may impact upon the relationship. This substantially revised editi...
This book calls for every counsellor, psychotherapist and counselling psychologist to review their practice to better address the needs of our multi-ethnic, multiracial and multicultural society today. It presents an array of fresh ideas and approaches.
The aim of compiling this book is to increase awareness of the origins of discrimination, oppression and disadvantage and how these elements impinge on therapeutic relationships in counselling settings.
This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy.
there is currently little, if any, literature around that covers online counselling, which has its own section in this book notable list of contributors including Anthony Ryle and Stephen Goss this is currently a hot topic, and a growing field.
Analyses Carl Rogers' own demonstration films in order to explore issues of race and culture within the person-centred model.
Rev. ed. of: Anti-discriminatory counselling practice. 2003.
"Richard has caught wonderfully in this text the sensitivity and delicacies of therapeutic interaction as well as the complex processes through which young people have to steer in their development towards adulthood. Richard’s important and engaging text combines believable stories of young people with the provision of theoretical comment and developmental questions for the practitioner. I trust that this book will reach a wide audience of all those who are interested in and committed to the welfare and development of young people.’ Colin Lago, in his Foreword ‘This book goes a long way in explaining why the person-centred approach is so powerful with young people. It teases apart many...
The authors of this book provide clear guidelines on the many aspects of knowledge, skill and management expertise increasingly required by all counselling services. Due consideration and detailed advice is given on a broad range of essential issues, from setting up a counselling service to customer relations and quality control. Topics examined include: implications of funding; budgeting; staffing; location and furnishing of premises; daily working routines; how to ensure a competent, professional, safe and ethical working practice; and the sheer complexities of being a manager of therapists.