`An excellently edited book... It touches upon the core philosophical bases of psychodynamic//psychoanalytic, cognitive and humanistic counselling, and explores the complicated and sometimes contradictory nature of contracting within these approaches... The book is written in an accessible language and often uses very powerful imagery to underline its message... I found this book to be extremely stimulating, accessible and readable. I recommend it to all people interested in counselling, and particularly to students of counselling at all levels' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling Clear agreements between counsellors and clients are essential before entering into a therapeutic relationship, yet until
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For the Second Edition, the book has been thoroughly updated to take account of the BACP ethical framework. New chapters have been added covering legal aspects and making contracts with trainees.
This book presents contracting from the viewpoint of the three major therapeutic approaches - cognitive psychodynamic and person-centred.
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)8 Ellis (1973, 2000) offers his humanistic version of cognitively orientated psychotherapy, one which similarly aims to challenge irrational beliefs, inferential distortions and life philosophies ...
This third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession.
This book provides concise definitions of more than 1000 terms used in the field of counselling. As well as covering theory and practice, the book also includes client concerns and...
Therapy via the internet is a developing field for counsellors. This accessible guide focuses on technological and therapeutic aspects of online work, relevant across all counselling approaches.
This Classic Edition of the book includes a brand new introduction by the author.
This 360 page book is a complete revision of the best-selling first edition, aligning it with contemporary developments in counselling and associated new training initiatives.
Understanding boundaries and containment in clinical practice. London: Karnac. Hartmann, E. (1997). The concept of boundaries in counselling and psychotherapy. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 25(3), 147–162.