Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy
Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy

Author: Jean Clark

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1134559828

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There are far more qualified counsellors and therapists than there are salaried posts, so many recently qualified practitioners face the challenges of working freelance. Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy is an excellent guide on surviving and flourishing in a highly challenging field. Written by practitioners with extensive experience of the practical and emotional aspects of working independently, it covers the range of issues and choices which confront newly qualified practitioners, for example: * Regulation, registration and accreditation * Supervision * Financial issues in freelance therapy * The dynamics of competition and collaboration This highly readable book provides an 'insider's' view of the field, and will be essential reading for trainers, established practitioners and newly qualified therapists alike.

Contracts in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Contracts in Counselling & Psychotherapy

Author: Charlotte Sills

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2006-07-07

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781412920667

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Contracts in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Second Edition is a practical guide to an essential area of professional knowledge and skills. Any kind of therapeutic relationship requires an agreement between the practitioner and the client. When contracting with clients practitioners need to consider a whole range of factors including the goals of counseling; the theoretical orientation; brief or open-ended counseling; different personality types; and ethical and legal issues. Contracts in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Second Edition provides a unique and informative guide to the nature of counseling contracts, why they are needed and how they are made. For the Second Edition, the book has been thoroughly updated to take account of the BACP ethical framework. New chapters have been added covering legal aspects and making contracts with trainees. Contracts in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Second Edition is an authoritative source of information and practical guidance for trainees and practitioners in Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Legal Issues Across Counselling & Psychotherapy Settings
Legal Issues Across Counselling & Psychotherapy Settings

Author: Barbara Mitchels

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011-09-15

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1446254410

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This fourth book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors & Psychotherapists series provides practical examples and applications of the law as it applies to therapists in the many different contexts of their work. Helping practitioners move between different practice settings, the book explores how the legal framework within which they work varies across contexts. It introduces practitioners to the statutory structure and obligations of different types of counselling and psychotherapy services, setting out implications for practice such as liability and accountability. Work settings covered include: o Private practice o Commercial organisations - Employee Assistance Programmes o Voluntary sector o Government Health settings (NHS): primary and secondary o Private Health settings: primary and secondary o Education / Schools /FE/HE o Social services o Police and Home Office For each setting, the book considers the statutory basis, how the legal framework impacts on services to clients, systemic issues such as bullying or prejudicial discrimination, responsibility for decision making, and the restrictions and empowerment of therapists and clients within the context of that setting. This book is an essential reference for counselling practitioners working across a range of practice settings, including those with portfolio careers. It is also important reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.

Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Critical Thinking in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Author: Colin Feltham

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-06-22

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1446247678

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This innovative new textbook examines the critical debates around key topics in counselling and psychotherapy. In nine sections including Everyday Counselling Practice, Training and Curriculum Issues, and Counselling, Society and Culture, Colin Feltham explores 60 provocative questions central to counselling training and practice. Ranging from more mainstream subjects like unconditional positive regard, ethics and supervision to broader social or philosophical issues such as employment concerns and the debate on assisted suicide, entries include: - Why have we focused on core theoretical models? - What are the pros and cons of short-term, time-limited counselling? - What′s wrong with CBT? - Where is research taking us? - Is statutory regulation a good and inevitable development? - Are there limits to personal change in counselling? Each section includes questions for reflection, case studies and student exercises. This comprehensive, student-friendly text is a useful resource for lecturers to stimulate seminar discussion, and for all trainees wishing to write essays or generally develop their critical thinking in counselling and psychotherapy.

The SAGE Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy
The SAGE Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Author: Colin Feltham

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2006-01-05

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 9781446238578

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The SAGE Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive text of its kind and an essential resource for trainees and practitioners alike. Comprising succinct and easy-to-access contributions, the Handbook describes not only the traditional skills and theoretical models but also the most common client concerns brought to therapy and the particular skills required for different practice settings and client groups.

Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Essential Law for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Author: Barbara Mitchels

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-05-17

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1446248011

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This third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession. Barbara Mitchels and Tim Bond make legal issues relevant and bring them alive for the practitioner. Packed with practical examples, this book covers essential areas of law for practitioners including - professional ethics and standards - negligence - contracts and premises - employment and insurance - dealing with legal claims - professional diligence. Other features include a glossary, tables and flowcharts as well as a comprehensive index of resources and organisations for additional information and guidance. This readable book helps practice managers, counsellors and psychotherapists to recognise, understand and address legal issues that may arise in their practice, and assists them in finding any additional resources they may need. Demystifying the law, this book is an authoritative guide for therapists, including those working in private practice, as well as being important reading for all those studying counselling, psychotherapy or clinical psychology.

The Essential Skills for Setting Up a Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
The Essential Skills for Setting Up a Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice

Author: Gladeana McMahon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-19

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 131783531X

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Many practitioners consider setting up in private practice at some point in their career, whether full-time or alongside other employment. The Essential Skills for Setting Up a Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice provides comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the major skills needed to succeed. Based on the authors' extensive experience, this book provides a valuable insight into how to minimise the risks associated with working privately, offering practical advice on how to keep a balance between self-development, personal health and meeting the needs of clients, whilst maintaining high standards and making a reasonable living. Acknowledging the fact that being a good therapist may not, in itself, be sufficient to be successful in self-employment, the authors discuss the need for sound business skills, professional development, self-knowledge and motivation. Divided into three sections, the book covers all the essential business, professional and personal skills and includes discussion of subjects such as insurance, finance, legal issues, marketing, stress management, security and retirement planning. The focus on skills and how to acquire and develop them makes this book an invaluable reference for all mental health professionals who are considering setting up their own private practice. This book will prove to be an invaluable reference for all mental health professionals who are considering setting up their own private practice.

Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy
Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy

Author: Stephen Palmer

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2000-01-28

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780761955443

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Stephen Palmer is joint award winner of the Annual Counselling Psychology Award for outstanding professional and scientific contribution to Counselling Psychology in Britain for 2000. `An Introductory Text that applies a down-to-earth approach to a diversity of 23 therapeutic approaches within couselling and psychotherapy, it was actually a pleasure conducting the review and having to read over the oulined models....It is a definate entry for counselling training courses and will offer pleanty of ideas for those teaching as well as training. It is fun to read and offers numerous ideas of how to put into place counselling techniques' -Counselling Psychology Review This essential guide t

What is Counselling and Psychotherapy?
What is Counselling and Psychotherapy?

Author: Norman Claringbull

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2010-01-06

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1844456226

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Written specifically for students on counselling and psychotherapy courses, this book gives an overview of the profession from its early beginnings in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis through the development of the different schools and approaches of talking therapies including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and person-centred approaches. Working within various sectors, such as the commercial, educational and public, is also considered and discussed. The author concludes the book by looking at where counselling and psychotherapy is heading in the future.