{"product_id":"online-counselling-and-guidance-skills-9781412948654","title":"Online Counselling and Guidance Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A very practical text that provides professionals new to this arena with a good introduction to what they can expect to encounter in online work. The book contains numerous thought-provoking examples and exercises for those contemplating work in virtual arenas' -  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerry Hanley, Lecturer in Counselling, University of Manchester \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e`It's tempting to think that face-to-face experience translates straightforwardly to online work. But it doesn't. Jane Evans shows how many different aspects there are to counselling on-line My advice would be, don't attempt it until you have worked through this book' -\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eProfessor Michael Jacobs, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Psychodynamic Counselling in Action\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCounsellors - and other professionals who provide emotional support and guidance - are increasingly working online. The difference between online and face-to-face interaction with clients is vast and practitioners need to equip themselves with specialist knowle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractitioners who use counselling skills in a wide range of contexts: including counselling, education, mental health, social care and careers guidance; and students taking online counselling skills courses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Foundations      Establishing Practitioner Suitability for Adopting the Use of Online Counselling Skills        Confidence Building When Using Counselling Skills with Computer Mediated Technology      Online System Stability and Suitability: What To Do in the Event of Technology Breakdown      The Structure of Effective Practice: Individual Client Sessions and Meetings      Online Security Procedures      Administration, Management and Storage of Client Material   Establishing an Online Presence      Online Presence      Working Without Visual or Auditory Cues      Avatars      The Online Relationship      The Initial Online Interaction      Forming a Physical Perspective of a Client      Helping Clients to Help Themselves   Online Expression      Online Empathy      Online Feeling Expression      Responding to Feeling Expression      Online Disinhibition      Emoticons and Acronyms   Online Listening, Attunement and Attending to the Client      Communicating Presence, Interest and Attention      Developing and Maintaining Attunement   Establishing and Maintaining an Open Dialogue      Seeking Clarification      The Use of Questions      Paraphrasing and Summarising      Working with Client Resistance and non-verbal Cues      Offering Challenge and Feedback      Managing Misunderstandings and Conflict      Online Immediacy      Self Disclosure   Online Assessment and Contracting      Client Groups Seeking Online Support      Assessment Procedures      Contracting      Online Risk Assessment       Confidentiality      Endings   Professional Considerations in Online Practice      Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries within Online Interactions and Online Communities      Appointment Schedules and Organising a Conducive Working Environment for Online Practice      Online Practitioner Professional Responsibilities:      The Relevance of Professional Creativity and Encompassing Differing Theoretical Perspectives When Seeking to Engage Online Clients   Professional Guidelines for Online Practice      Ethical Practice and Guidelines       Membership and Affiliation to Professional Bodies      Supervision Arrangements for Online Practitioners    Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739114811735,"sku":"9781412948654","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412948654.jpg?v=1720051207","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/online-counselling-and-guidance-skills-9781412948654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}