A Practical Approach to Counselling

by Margaret Hough

An introduction to counselling, this text deals with all aspects of the field, from the psychodynamic to the existential. It contains a collection of different counselling techniques for use when dealing with people who requiring counselling services, case studies and practice exercises. Also included in the study are explanations of eclecticism and the historical background to theories. This book is designed for students taking introductory counselling courses and basic counselling studies, trainee nurses and hospital workers involved in Project 2000.

Genres: Counselling

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each of the three main models - psychodynamic, behavioural and humanistic - of counselling are examined in this book, which gives an overview of their origins, theoretical bases and the development of various counselling approaches which grew from them. The practical element of the title comes from the description of how each of the approaches works within the counselling relationship and how they are experienced by both counsellor and client.

There is a chapter on how group counselling can work in each approach and a chapter on how techniques from the different approaches can be used in an eclectic or integrative way.

The author explained each of the approaches clearly and succinctly, as befits an introductory/intermediate book. An excellent volume if you want to compare the different counselling approaches with each other.