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This groundbreaking book takes a humanistic approach to counselling young people, establishing humanistic counselling as an evidence-based psychological intervention.
Chapters cover:
- Therapeutic models for counselling young people
- Assessment and the therapeutic relationship
- Practical skills and strategies for counselling young people
- Ethical and legal issues
- Research and measuring and evaluating outcomes
- Counselling young people in a range of contexts and settings.
Grounded in the BACP s competencies for working with young people, this text is vital reading for those taking a counselling young people course or broader counselling and psychotherapy course, for qualified counsellors working with this client group, and for trainers.
List of contents
Introduction
Part 1: The Development of the Young Person
1. Understanding Young People and their Development
Part 2: Counselling Young People: Theory and Practice
2. Therapeutic Models for Counselling Young People
3. Assessment with Young People
4. The Therapeutic Relationship
5. Working with Emotions
6. Using Creative and Symbolic Interventions
7. Working with Groups
Part 3: Counselling Young People: Professional and Practice Issues
8. Engaging Young People and their Families
9. Evaluation and use of Measures in Counselling Young People
10. Ethical and Legal Issues
11. Risk and Safeguarding
12. Working with Other Agencies
13. Supervision
14. Developing Culturally Competent Practice
Part 4: Counselling Young People: Contexts and Settings
15. Educational Settings
16. Voluntary/Third-sector Settings
About the author
Rebecca Kirkbride is a BACP senior accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor, clinical supervisor, author and trainer. She has been practising as a therapist for 20 years and since 2018 has been convener of a new MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families at The University of Roehampton. Rebecca is author of books, chapters and articles on the subject of counselling for children and adolescents and has facilitated CPD trainings for BACP, among others.
Rebecca lives in Brighton with her family and two noisy rescue cockatiels, Stitch and Pearl.
Summary
This groundbreaking book takes a humanistic approach to counselling young people, establishing humanistic counselling as an evidence-based psychological intervention.
Report
Students and lecturers have been waiting for a text like this which is thorough and thoughtfully put together. It synthesises theory and practice in way that is readable and applicable to CYP counselling work in the real world.
Edith Bell 20170425
