This solution-focused guide shows how to provide effective counselling with clients who are physically ill. Combining theory, real life examples and evidence-based approaches, the authors draw on their own experience to offer invaluable advice on highly complex and sensitive issues. This book gives tried-and-tested advice for all busy counsellors. ÍNDICE: PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE - Introduction - Theoretical Concepts - Beliefs about Health and Counselling - Adapting Psychotherapeutic Practice to the Health Care Context - Models of Consultation and Collaboration - PART II: CORE SKILLS - Counselling Objectives in Health Care - Exploring and Defining Problems in Counselling - The Structure of the Counselling Session - PART III: SPECIALIST SKILLS - Promoting Coping and Resilience in the Patient - Reframing and Creating Balance in Patient Beliefs - Working with the Family in Mind - Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Health Care Settings - PART IV: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES - Dealing with Confidentiality and Secrets in the Course of Counselling - Giving Information and Breaking Bad News - Counselling for Loss, Terminal Care and Bereavement - Counselling the Worried-Well and Patients with Health Anxieties - When Progress in Counselling Seems Elusive - Counselling for the Prevention of Ill Health - Work Stress and Staff Support -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54942-5
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 28/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés