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Product Identifiers
PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited
ISBN-100857024000
ISBN-139780857024008
eBay Product ID (ePID)99691897
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameSix Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy / Counseling
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPsychology
AuthorRichard Nelson-Jones
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Excellent summary of Rogers' life and work. A thoroughly up-to-date introduction to person-centred therapy." - Brian Thorne, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of East Anglia, and co-founder of the Norwich Centre "The rational emotive behavior therapy chapter is quite clear and will be helpful to almost any reader." - Dr Albert Ellis, President, Albert Ellis Institute, New York City "Clear, thorough and succinctly summarizes cognitive therapy's most important concepts and principles." - Dr Judith Beck, President, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, Philadelphia "The transactional analysis chapter is accurate and conveys the spirit of the classical approach very well." - Dr Ian Stewart, Director, The Berne Institute, UK "The existential therapy chapter is an excellent job...lucid and intelligent." - Irvin D. Yalom, MD, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical School
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal158.3
Table Of ContentPrefaceIntroducing Counselling and Therapy ApproachesFreuds PsychoanalysisJungs Analytical TherapyPerson-Centred TherapyGestalt TherapyCognitive TherapySolution-Focused TherapyEvaluation, Eclecticism and IntegrationGlossary
SynopsisThis is a new edition of a bestselling introductory counselling textbook. Richard Nelson-Jones is an established and much loved author who's books have helped to train thousands of counsellors and therapists., This is a new edition of a bestselling introductory counselling textbook. Richard Nelson-Jones is an established and much loved author whos books have helped to train thousands of counsellors and therapists., This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary therapeutic approaches from the three main schools of therapy practice: - cognitive therapy and solution-focused therapy from the cognitive-behavioural school - person-centred and Gestalt therapy from the humanistic school - Freuds psychoanalysis and Jungs analytical therapy from the psychodynamic school. Following a clearly-defined structure, each chapter describes the origin of the therapeutic approach, a biography of its originator, its theory and practice, discusses case material and further developments, and suggests further reading. Richard Nelson-Jones goes on to review and evaluate all the approaches in his concluding chapter. This excellent textbook is a vital resource for students on introductory courses and those who are starting out on professional training., This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary therapeutic approaches from the three main schools of therapy practice: - cognitive therapy and solution-focused therapy from the cognitive-behavioural school - person-centred and Gestalt therapy from the humanistic school - Freud's psychoanalysis and Jung's analytical therapy from the psychodynamic school. Following a clearly-defined structure, each chapter describes the origin of the therapeutic approach, a biography of its originator, its theory and practice, discusses case material and further developments, and suggests further reading. Richard Nelson-Jones goes on to review and evaluate all the approaches in his concluding chapter. This excellent textbook is a vital resource for students on introductory courses and those who are starting out on professional training.