Experiences of Counsellor Training
Challenge, Surprise and Change
Published on 14. May 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 166 pages
978-1-4039-2186-4 (ISBN)
Description
An anthology of essays written by contributors shortly after completing initial counselling and psychotherapy training. Contributors describe their experiences, the challenges and surprises of training, and changes they underwent. Each chapter begins with an abstract summarizing its main themes and the concluding chapter discusses the personal and professional significance of training. A valuable resource for trainees and trainers, offering a context within which trainees can set their own experience and guidance for surviving and thriving as a trainee.
More details
Edition
2004
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-2186-4 (9781403921864)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-10133-4
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
VAL HARDING-DAVIES and GRAHAM DAVIES are both lecturers on the Counselling programme at Keele University.
GEOF ALRED is a Lecturer in Counselling in the Centre for Studies in Counselling and is the author of The Mentoring Pocketbook (Management Pocketbooks 1998).
KATHY HUNT is a Lecturer in Counselling in the Centre for Studies in Counselling and is Course Director for the Certificate in Counselling Skills at Durham University.
GEOF ALRED is a Lecturer in Counselling in the Centre for Studies in Counselling and is the author of The Mentoring Pocketbook (Management Pocketbooks 1998).
KATHY HUNT is a Lecturer in Counselling in the Centre for Studies in Counselling and is Course Director for the Certificate in Counselling Skills at Durham University.
Content
Preface; J.McLeod.- Introduction; V.Harding Davies, G.Alred, K.Hunt & G.Davies.- Picking up the Gauntlet; V-A.Tran.- The Consequences of Clarity; H.Taylor-Smith.- I Never Thought Empathy Would Be So Difficult; J.Rogers.- Walking the Tightrope; C.Kitcatt.- A New World; C.Kidd.- Singing Out; S.Keys.- Two Legs Good; N.Kenward.- A Weird and Complex Business; P.Garrigan.- One Training Voice: Reflecting on the Echoes; R.Fear.- A Leap Into The Known; G.Alred.- Drawing The Threads; V.Harding Davies, K.Hunt, G.Davies & G.Alred.- Appendix; K.Hunt, G.Alred, V.Harding Davies & G.Davies.