Counselling and Communication Skills for Medical and Health Practitioners

Counselling and Communication Skills for Medical and Health Practitioners
ISBN-10
1854332562
ISBN-13
9781854332561
Category
Psychology
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
1998-04-08
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Authors
Paula Nicolson, Ian Horton, Rowen Bayne

Description

This is a highly practical handbook aimed specifically at medical and health care professionals. The book begins with an overview of the main issues of counselling and communication looking also at the importance of self-care from both a personal and organizational perspective. Basic counselling and communication skills are followed by their application to specialised settings including sexual health, child health, infertility and rehabilitation.

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