Basic Counselling Skills: A Helper's Manual: Fourth Revised Edition

A practical introduction for anyone using counselling skills, formally or informally, in their profession, and for trainee counsellors taking the first steps in their career. Written by leading skills expert, Richard Nelson-Jones, the fourth edition of this highly popular text provides a thorough, step-by-step guide to the subject, working through the stages of the helping process. Each succinct chapter describes the skills used at a particular point in the relationship and provides examples to increase understanding. Exercises are also included which allow you to practise your skills as you go along.