Basic Counselling Skills: A Helper′s Manual

by Richard Nelson-Jones

This Third Edition of Basic Counselling Skills remains the most accessible and practical introduction to the basic counseling skills essential for the helping professions. Steeped in vivid case examples, experimental activities and therapeutic dialogue, this multidisciplinary book provides a thorough, step-by-step guide to the subject, working through each stage of the helping process.

The key skills covered include starting, structuring and summarizing the helping process, active listening, offering challenges and feedback, facilitating problem solving, improving clients' self-tale, rules and perceptions, coaching, demonstrating and rehearsing, managing resistance and changing referrals, and conducting and terminating help.

Accessible, practical and concise, this bestselling book also discusses ethical issues and dilemmas, multicultural and gender aware helping, providing a master class for anyone using counseling skills in the course of their work.

Genres: Psychology, School, Counselling

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Alis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, concised and helpful guide to learning the basics of psychological counseling. However, I don't agree with the concept of people from outside work domains that are not related to psychology who practice counselling abilities, or "helpers" as they are called in the book, because I think it should only be practiced by professionals.

[Di · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book which mainly focuses on the actual basic skills of counselling rather than the history/background of it so I'd recommend to read it alongside Pete Sanders book "First steps in Counselling" as they complement each other perfectly well. There are quite a few suggested activities but most of them have to be done with a partner. Great book overall with some practical tips and a very easy and simple approach to understanding each of the skills.

[Madi · Rating 4 out of 5]

O carte excelentă pentru un începător în consiliere, sau cineva care se întâlnește cu aspecte de susținere și ghidare a altora în slujba sa.

Pune bazele unei interacțiuni terapeutice sănătoase; baze care pot fi aplicate și în viața de zi cu zi, pentru a deveni un ascultător mai bun si mai empatic.

Am apreciat că toate capitolele au scurte exerciții sau teme de gândire în final. Fapt care accelerează procesul de învățare o dată cu lecturarea cărții.

Nu am apreciat limbajul oarecum steril și “de lemn” pe alocuri, chiar dacă nu s-au folosit termeni complicați de specialitate.

O bună lectură inițiatică din care am învățat multe.

[Cati Firu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prezinta atat bazele consilierii pentru o persoana la inceput de drum, cat si sfaturi practice pentru cei ce profeseaza deja. Usor de inteles, interactiva si cu exemple bine definite. Un "minus" al acestei carti ar fi traducerea, unele pasaje/concepte au fost traduse cuvant cu cuvant, neavând inteles in comtextul dat. (Gândire fierbinte??)

[Kate Lorimer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written as a textbook, I found this difficult to read, and outdated especially with regards to diversity

[Greta Vidya Paramita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to be read! Buku ini memaparkan teknik konseling yang sangat mudah dan mudah dicerna. Rasanya buat orang-orang awam pun, ga akan kesulitan deh baca buku ini dan apa yang disampaikan dalam buku ini dapat dipakai untuk kegiatan komunikasi sehati-hari. Very recommended for you guys who wants to learn more about counselling =)

[Andy McLellan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is good as far as it goes and very clear, but in a subject like this, it can only ever really lay the groundwork.

I am now more clear about certain aspects of counselling but it is also apparent that to gain any confidence and skills in it, you have to do some kind of training.