Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors
A guide for ongoing professional growth and skill enhancement
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:13th Dec '96
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- Hardback£167.00(9780803974623)
This essential guide for therapists outlines the importance of continuous professional growth, featuring strategies for identifying training gaps and enhancing skills.
The book Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors serves as an essential resource for therapists seeking to enhance their skills and competencies. It emphasizes the significance of ongoing personal and professional growth in the therapeutic field, highlighting how such development can lead to improved client outcomes and greater job satisfaction. Through a detailed exploration of various training opportunities, the book is designed to help therapists identify and address any gaps in their current knowledge and expertise.
In Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors, readers will find practical strategies for expanding their skill sets into new areas of therapy. The author encourages therapists to embrace a mindset of lifelong learning, providing insights into how they can seek additional training and education. This approach not only benefits the therapists themselves but also enriches the therapeutic experiences they offer to clients.
Additionally, the book evaluates the range, value, and accessibility of various training courses available to therapists. It presents a comprehensive overview of resources, making it easier for newly qualified counsellors to navigate their professional development journey. With its thoughtful guidance and actionable advice, Personal and Professional Development for Counsellors is a valuable tool for anyone looking to grow in their therapeutic practice.
`Conveys valuable information... Paul Wilkins writes well... With the current emphasis by accrediting counselling organizations on the importance of ongoing personal and professional development, this book would be a salutary place to start on such a journey... The book explores what is meant by "fit to practise" and highlights the need to provide a better service to those who seek the skills of a counsellor. With the increasing emphasis on the need for better praxis in the field, it is vital that counsellors practise what they preach. If they fail to pay attention to their own ongoing well-being, they should not be surprised if the therapy they offer to others is seen to be marred by the shadow of hypocrisy′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling
`A helpful guide for newly qualified counsellors. It gives some comprehensive ideas and tips for further development... a useful book′ - Self & Society
`Thought-provoking and enhanced by questions scattered throughout the text, this book covers areas of training, accreditation, personal therapy, supervision, contribution to knowledge, creative writing, personal journal work, portfolios, dreamwork, self-resourcing and development on a budget. Well-paced and presented in a clear, practical and authoritative way, this book offers information and guidance... Each chapter is well structured... Highlighted boxes contain valuable information... Quotations add to the richness of the text... this book has helped me to question my developmental needs and I certainly intend following up some of its ideas and suggestions′ - Counselling News
ISBN: 9780803974630
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 230g
192 pages