{"product_id":"counselling-skills-for-dummies-isbn-9781118657324","title":"Counselling Skills For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the practical skills for helping others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you are considering becoming a counsellor, have to provide some form of counselling as part of your job, or are simply interested in communicating well, \u003ci\u003eCounselling Skills For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e provides the perfect introduction to the practical basics of counselling. Starting with a thorough guide to the qualities, knowledge and skills needed to become a ‘listening helper’, the book goes on to provide a framework for a counselling session, helping you to successfully manage a potentially daunting process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCounselling Skills For Dummies, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how you can create a positive relationship between listener and speaker\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTeaches you how to structure a helping conversation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how asking the right questions are important to the progression of the relationship between speaker and listener\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how you can better understand yourself, which is a crucial step in ensuring that you break down your own barriers to listening\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Focusing on Yourself First 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introducing Counselling Skills 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Understanding Yourself through Personal Development 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Taking Care of Yourself 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Maintaining Good Practice 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Listening Helper 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Being a Listening Helper 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Qualities, Skills, and Knowledge for Listening 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Recognising Your Own Barriers to Listening 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Structuring a Helping Conversation 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Establishing a Helping Relationship 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Stage One: Beginning the Discussion 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Stage Two: Deepening Understanding 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Stage Three: Working with Action and Endings 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Understanding People and Problems 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Being Prepared for Common Personal Problems 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Understanding People from a Social Perspective 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Understanding Individuals from a Psychological Perspective 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Handling Challenges 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Coping with Different Types of Helping Conversations 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Dealing with Difficulties 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Part of Tens 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Ten or So Key Counselling Skills 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ten Resources for Improving Your Counselling Skills 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten Great Counselling Books 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: Appendixes 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Case Studies and Discussion 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Becoming a Counsellor 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGail Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is a Licensed Counsellor with more than 30 years' clinical experience. A former Head of the Counselling Studies Unit at Sheffield Hallam University, Gail now works as Programme Director at The Academy: Sheffield Psychotherapy and Counselling Education (SPACE), a new institute for teaching counselling and related subjects. 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