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Cognitive Behavioural Counselling in Action Third Edition
Cognitive Behavioural Counselling in Action Third Edition Author:Peter Trower This best-selling, practical, evidence-based guide to the cognitive behavioural approach takes you step-by-step through the process of counselling, from initial contact with the client to termination and follow up. The book follows a skills-based format based around the Bordin and Dryden model of bonds, goals, tasks and views, with expanded case... more » material to further illustrate links between theory and practice. This third edition includes new content on: the working alliance - what it is and why it is so important; challenges and pitfalls in the counselling process; when to challenge and when not to challenge clients beliefs; and emotional problems such as shame, guilt and jealousy as well as anxiety, depression and anger. Drawing on their own extensive experience and contemporary research, the authors provide a concise overview of the cognitive behavioural approach, with new material on emotional problems rarely covered in practitioner guides, a strong emphasis on the therapeutic alliance, and updated bibliographic references throughout.« less