Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People

PAUL TERRY is a lecturer in Counselling at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has taught psychodynamic counselling for many years at the same time whilst practising as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Specialty Lead for Older People in the NHS.

• PARTI: DIRECT FACE TO FACE THERAPYTo Love Life and Mourn its EndBrief InterventionsLonger Individual TherapyTherapy With an Older Man Who Had Lost His SpeechOlder CouplesGroups for Very Frail Older People and Their CarersPARTII: INDIRECT THERAPEUTIC CONSULTATIONSAgeist Attitudes and BehavioursIndividual Consultations with CarersSupport Groups for Care StaffTeaching and Learning about Therapy with Older People.

'Terry relates stories of humanity, generosity and compassion that are wholly accessible to therapists whatever their therapeutic orientation...He acknowledges that age has enabled him to find his own voice - and it is both eloquent and profound.' - Vee Howard-Jones, Therapy Today