Counselling Books
Men who sell sex: International perspectives on male prostitution and AIDS
Provides an account on the relationship between male sex-work and the AIDS epidemic. The international contributors to this volume make comparisons between the developed and developing world in terms... (more)
Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work
This text outlines the theoretical issues behind the decisions, processes and organizations involved in risk assessment. It considers implications for future policy, drawing on the full range of... (more)
Counselling Students: A Psychodynamic Perspective
An introduction to the main psychological and developmental factors that affect students, and how these typically influence and shape their experiences at university. Using a psychodynamic model, it... (more)
Issues in Foster Care: Policy, Practice and Research
Drawing on a combination of research and professional experience, this book considers the central features of the development of a responsive fostering service. 160 pages. (more)
Social Workers, the Community and Social Interaction: Intervention and the Sociology of Welfare
Offering insights into the lives and motives of social work service users, this text seeks to demonstrate the practical relevance of sociological research at the end of the 20th century for good... (more)
The Facilitating Partnership: A Winnicottian Approach for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
This text concentrates on key Winnicottian concepts that are suited to agency-based social work-practice with people whose psychological well-being has been compromised by acute disruption or trauma,... (more)
Social work and minorities - European perspectives
This work examines the complex problems occasioned by increased migration and settlement and the growing awareness of the specific needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Drawing from examples... (more)
Helping the Client: A Creative Practical Guide
A synthesis of the conceptual and the practical, this book is aimed at counsellors and therapists who wish to develop their repertoire of skills and methods for helping a client. 192 pages. (more)
Counselling Young People
Based on the author's experience as psychotherapist and counsellor, this book provides an approachable introduction to the field of counselling young people for anyone undertaking counselling within... (more)
Counselling by Telephone
This book explores the essential skills needed to carry out effective telephone counselling - such as welcoming and establishing a relationship with clients; listening and responding; understanding... (more)
Counselling People with Communication Problems
A practical and accessible step-by-step guide for those working with people who experience disorders of speech, language, voice and fluency. It emphasizes how counselling plays an increasing part in... (more)
Fostering healing and growth: A psychoanalytic social work approach
In this work, a varied group of practitioners share their understanding of an ever-expanding body of psychoanalytic theory, and demonstrate the ways in which they have translated this theory into... (more)
The Guide to Buddhist Counseling
Buddhist concepts and practices have become increasingly popular and integrated into professional psychology. This book is the first to propose a theoretical orientation for counseling based on Early... (more)
Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology: Professionals in Practice
Roles and Contexts in Counselling Psychology looks at the different contexts that counselling psychologists typically work within, offering a snapshot of the ‘day job’.
The book provides... (more)
Reason to Change: A Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy Workbook: Second edition
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy in which great emphasis is placed on how attitudes are at the root of emotional problems and their solution.... (more)
The Reflective Counselor: 45 Activities for Developing Your Professional Identity
This practical workbook contains 45 experiential and creative activities intentionally created to facilitate counselor professional identity development.
Each reflective activity is designed for... (more)
Social Media and Social Work
In a society that increasingly relies on social media technologies for many aspects of daily living, this book considers the impact of social media technologies on social work practice. Using... (more)
Counselling People with Disfigurement
Counselling Athletes: Applying Reversal Theory
'Counselling Athletes: Applying Reversal Theory' describes the basic elements of the Reversal theory by using examples from sport, and applying them to help understand human motivation, emotion and... (more)
Between Two Cultures: Effective Counselling for Asian People with Mental Health and Addiction Problems
Between Two Cultures describes extensive work that EACH has done particularly in developing good practice on effective counselling to reach black and minority ethnic groups. It will hopefully... (more)
Social psychology and human sexuality: Essential readings
This work presents a selected group of influential articles dealing specifically with the social aspects of sexuality, topics covered include differences between male and female sexuality, virginity,... (more)