Description
Book SynopsisWritten specifically for students on counselling and psychotherapy courses, this book gives an overview of the profession from its early beginnings in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis through the development of the different schools and approaches of talking therapies including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and person-centred approaches. Working within various sectors, such as the commercial, educational and public, is also considered and discussed. The author concludes the book by looking at where counselling and psychotherapy is heading in the future.
Trade Review′′Claringbull is a skilled story-teller, and the narrative he unfolds in this text is nothing less than the evolution of the talking therapies from the ancient world to the current day. The result is a remarkably engaging and accessible resource which will help equip both trainees and seasoned practitioners to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century from an informed and considered position.′′ (Professor Simon du Plock, Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University)
Table of ContentsPART 1: Where has counselling and psychotherapy come from? Counselling and psychotherapy – the opening story PART 2: What do therapists do? Repairing people - the tales begin The psychodynamic Story The cognitive-behavioural Story The humanistic Story Personality and therapy - today′s story PART 3: Where do therapists work? Working in the commercial sector Working in the educational sector Working in the National Health Service PART 4: Where is counselling and psychotherapy going? Counselling & psychotherapy - the next story
