Brief Group Counselling: Integrating Individual and Group Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches - Brossura

J. Scott, Michael

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0471978388 ISBN 13: 9780471978381

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Riassunto

Counselling and therapy in small groups is manageable, effective,efficient, and an increasingly important part of the repertoire ofthe busy practitioner. This book is an up-to-date and accessibleguide to the principles and practice of working with small groups,using a cognitive-behavioural perspective. The context is work withgroups of 5 8 clients in programmes of brief therapy consisting of10 group sessions supplemented, where necessary, by individualcounselling sessions. Therapists and counsellors will welcome thisbook for its
* Focus on group treatment combined with individual clientassessment
* Treatment of four common emotional problems Generalized Anxiety,Panic with Agoraphobia, PTSD, and Depression.
* Detailed examples of programmes in these areas, together withfollow-up sessions
* Guidance on the concepts and techniques of cognitive-behaviouralcounselling, as well as the issues which arise in practice.
* Realistic techniques for auditing the effectiveness of brieftherapy and counselling programmes
"This important book opens up new opportunities to apply provencognitive-behavioural methods in small group settings. The methodsdescribed are eminently practical and the authors have taken painsto prepare the individual counsellor for the challenges of groupwork. It is strongly recommended for counsellors, social workersand clinical psychologists seeking to treat anxiety and depressionin a more cost-effective way". Professor Chris Brewin, RoyalHolloway University of London This book appears in the Wiley Seriesin Brief Therapy and Counselling Series Editor: Windy DrydenGoldsmiths College, University of London, UK

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Informazioni sull?autore

Michael J. Scott and Stephen G. Stradling are the authors of Brief Group Counselling: Integrating Individual and Group Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches, published by Wiley.

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Counselling and therapy in small groups is manageable, effective, efficient, and an increasingly important part of the repertoire of the busy practitioner. This book is an up-to-date and accessible guide to the principles and practice of working with small groups, using a cognitive-behavioural perspective. The context is work with groups of 5?8 clients in programmes of brief therapy consisting of 10 group sessions supplemented, where necessary, by individual counselling sessions. Therapists and counsellors will welcome this book for its

• Focus on group treatment combined with individual client assessment
• Treatment of four common emotional problems?Generalized Anxiety, Panic with Agoraphobia, PTSD, and Depression.
• Detailed examples of programmes in these areas, together with follow-up sessions
• Guidance on the concepts and techniques of cognitive-behavioural counselling, as well as the issues which arise in practice.
• Realistic techniques for auditing the effectiveness of brief therapy and counselling programmes

"This important book opens up new opportunities to apply proven cognitive-behavioural methods in small group settings. The methods described are eminently practical and the authors have taken pains to prepare the individual counsellor for the challenges of group work. It is strongly recommended for counsellors, social workers and clinical psychologists seeking to treat anxiety and depression in a more cost-effective way". Professor Chris Brewin, Royal Holloway University of London This book appears in the Wiley Series in Brief Therapy and Counselling Series Editor: Windy Dryden Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471978388
• ISBN 13: 9780471978381
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile