Overview

The Contact Work Primer brings the work of Garry Prouty and his associates to a general readership. Covering both Pre-Therapy and contact work, this book is the first English-language publication to introduce the full range of applications, including individual counselling/psychotherapy, institutional psychiatric settings, work with special needs and learning disabilities, and dementia care. For everyone, qualified and unqualified, who wants to be more effective in their work with contact-impaired clients. The most accessible introduction to this most important development in helping. This new Counselling Primer series from PCCS Books, supplementary to the bestselling Steps in Counselling series, is suitable for both beginners and higher level students who want a succinct boost to their knowledge of a particular area. Beginners will find the style companionable and reassuring, while more advanced readers will appreciate the incisive and authoritative writing with pointers for further reading and resources. Trainers will find the series a dependable learning aid.

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9781898059844

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Reviews

As a school counsellor, who sometimes comes across children who are difficult to connect with, I was very interested to see what this book would have to offer; after all it covers clients in the 'Grey Zone', clients who have learning or mental disabilities and even those with dementia - The book is a good read and certainly inspires a reflective look at one's practice. Just how much do we rely on the client's ability to formulate and articulate their concerns? To what extent do we take note of body language (I mean we all do it, I would hope, to at least some extent but how much do we tune into it and let it guide how a session goes?). I'm not saying we all need to change our practice because of this book but it does formulate ideas that are well worth thinking about. Adrian Hellwig, President CCA, MACA, Counselling Australia, Summer 2007.

Author Information

Pete Sanders worked as a nursing assistant in mental hospitals in the 1906s and 70s before and during completing his psychology degree. His life and career as a counsellor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor have been influenced more by those early work experiences than any subsequent qualification. He is a trustee of Soteria Network UK.

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