An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy

Andrew Reeves is an Emeritus Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health and Associate Affiliate Professor at the University of Malta.  He is additionally a Senior BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist, a Registered Social Worker and a Senior Accredited Coach and Coach Supervisor with EMCC. He is a past Chair of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Fellow of BACP and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE. He has published extensively on working in counselling and psychotherapy, and particularly in working with risk in a range of organizational settings. He is past Editor-in-Chief of the journal Counselling and Psychotherapy Research and has a long-standing commitment to ethics in the counselling professions, including in writing and research.

• Part I: The Counselling Professions in Context1. What Are the Counselling Professions? From Theory to Practice2. Becoming a Counsellor or Psychotherapist: Personal and Professional DevelopmentPart II: The Theories of the Counselling Professions3. Psychodynamic Practice4. Humanistic Practice5. Cognitive-behavioural Practice6. Integrative and Pluralistic Practice7. Other Key ApproachesPart III: Skills and Practice in the Counselling Professions8. Therapist Competencies and Counselling Skills9. The Therapeutic Relationship10. Clients and Presenting Issues11. Working with Diversity and DifferencePart IV: Contextual Issues for the Counselling Professions12. Professional Settings and Organisations13. Law, Policy, Values and Ethics14. Managing Professional Responsibilities15. Developing Your Practice: Supervision, Research and Career Development16. Final Thoughts

Deservedly in its third and updated edition, plus suitably priced, this book did not let me down. Although obviously aimed at students, I felt refreshed reading part one′s exploration of the counselling profession...If you have friends who are curious to train, this is the book to recommend before they start, and it will be useful throughout training and beyond qualification. For the qualified this is a contemporary, stimulating and useful reminder of the various developments and changes the counselling profession has seen in the past few years.