This solution-focused guide shows how to provide effective counselling with clients who are physically ill. Combining theory, real life examples and evidence-based approaches, the authors draw on their own experience to offer invaluable advice on highly complex and sensitive issues. This book gives tried-and-tested advice for all busy counsellors.
PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE.- Introduction.- Theoretical Concepts.- Beliefs about Health and Counselling.- Adapting Psychotherapeutic Practice to the Health Care Context.- Models of Consultation and Collaboration.- PART II: CORE SKILLS.- Counselling Objectives in Health Care.- Exploring and Defining Problems in Counselling.- The Structure of the Counselling Session.- PART III: SPECIALIST SKILLS.- Promoting Coping and Resilience in the Patient.- Reframing and Creating Balance in Patient Beliefs.- Working with the Family in Mind.- Application of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Health Care Settings.- PART IV: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES.- Dealing with Confidentiality and Secrets in the Course of Counselling.- Giving Information and Breaking Bad News.- Counselling for Loss, Terminal Care and Bereavement.- Counselling the 'Worried-Well' and Patients with Health Anxieties.- When Progress in Counselling Seems Elusive.- Counselling for the Prevention of Ill Health.- Work Stress and Staff Support
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