Overview
'The First Edition of Basic Counselling Skills was a master class that brought its readers systematically through the full range of skills needed for counselling or helping. I am pleased to say that this new edition is an updated master class in the same subject' - Michael Carroll, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol 'In this new edition of his book, Basic Counselling Skills, Richard Nelson Jones has managed to make his work even more accessible to the reader and build upon what was already an excellent introduction to Counselling Skills. This book provides a sound foundation for those wanting to develop an understanding of what counselling skills are and how to use them' - Gladeana McMahon, Centre for Stress Management Basic Counselling Skills, Second Edition is a practical introduction for anyone using counselling skills in the course of their work. Written by leading skills expert, Richard Nelson-Jones, the Second 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. The key skills covered include: "" starting and structuring the helping process; "" active listening; "" offering challenges and feedback; "" facilitating problem-solving; "" coaching, demonstrating and rehearsing; "" strategies for changing thinking; and "" conducting and terminating helping. The book also discusses multicultural and gender aware helping, ethical issues, supervision and becoming more skilled. Richard Nelson-Jones is Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Director of the Cognitive Humanistic Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Full Product Details
Author: Richard Nelson-Jones
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.390kg
ISBN: 9781412947473
ISBN 10: 1412947472
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 18 November 2007
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By: 9780857024176
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
'In this new edition of his book Basic Counselling Skills, Richard Nelson Jones has managed to make his work even more accessible to the reader and build upon what was already an excellent introduction to Counselling Skills. This book provides a sound foundation for those wanting to develop an understanding of what counselling skills are and how to use them. It should prove an excellent resource for anyone starting out' - Gladeana McMahon, Head of Coaching Fairplace plc, Co-Director, Centre for Coaching
'An excellent book, focusing on counselling skill, for both helpers and beginner counsellors. Written in an easy-to-read and informative style' - Stephen Palmer, Director, Centre for Stress Management, London and City University 'Basic Counselling Skills is a master-class in the subject. It brings its readers systematically through the full range of skills needed to be a counsellor and adds some skills that the traditional and well-established texts do not include' - Michael Carroll, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol 'If a basic counselling skills course were to use no other book than this, students would leave with a solid foundation in Counselling Skills and the ability to be competent helpers' - Gladeana McMahon, Head of Coaching Fairplace plc, Co-Director, Centre for Coaching
Author Information
Richard Nelson-Jones was born in London in 1936. Having spent five years in California as a Second World War refugee, he returned in the 1960s to obtain a Masters and Ph.D from Stanford University. In 1970, he was appointed a lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Aston to establish a Diploma in Counselling in Educational Settings, which started enrolling students in 1971. During the 1970s, he was helped by having three Fulbright Professors from the United States, each for a year, who both taught students and improved his skills. During this period he broadened out from a predominantly client-centred orientation to becoming much more cognitive-behavioural. He also wrote numerous articles and the first edition of what is now The Theory and Practice of Counselling and Therapy, which was published in 1982. In addition, he chaired the British Psychological Society′s Working Party on Counselling and, in1982, became the first chairperson of the BPS Counselling Psychology Section. In 1984, he took up a position as a counselling and later counselling psychology trainer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where he became an Associate Professor. He continued writing research articles, articles on professional issues and books, which were published in London and Sydney. As when he worked at Aston University, he also counselled clients to keep up his skills. In 1997, he retired from RMIT and moved to Chiang Mai in Thailand. There, as well as doing some counselling and teaching, he has continued as an author of counselling and counselling psychology textbooks. A British and Australian citizen, he now divides his time between Chiang Mai and London and regularly visits Australia.
