Introduction to Counselling Skills: Text and Activities

By Richard Nelson-Jones

Book Overview

An explanation of generic counselling skills and the way in which they can be used to help people to develop their full potential and draw on their own resources. Richard Nelson-Jones combines description, discussion and activities to define the essential skills of the giver in a helping relationship. Topics covered include: what counselling skills are; activating communication and feelings; improving listening skills; clarifying and expanding understanding; setting goals for change; and changing communication, actions and thinking. examples and case studies are used to encourage an open-minded, yet discerning approach to helping others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761961860
• ISBN13: 9780761961864
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"