Person-Centred Counselling Training / Edition 1

by Dave Mearns

Overview

'This thoughtful and thought-provoking book is essential reading not only for those involved in the training of counsellors within the person-centred approach, but also for individuals who may have simplistic, dismissive or otherwise ill-informed notions of the depth of self-awareness required of the person-centred practitioner and the far-reaching challenges offered by the approach. For counsellors who define themselves as "person-centred" but who have had no substantial training, it should be compulsory reading' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Person-centred counselling probably requires more training - and a greater intensity of training - than most other mainstream counselling approaches, but

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761952909
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/12/1998
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dave Mearns is formerly Director of the Counselling Unit and Professor of Counselling at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dave is author or co-author of four other counselling books published by SAGE: Person-Centred Counselling in Action, Second Edition, Experiences of Counselling in Action, Person-Centred Counselling Training and Person-Centred Therapy Today: New Frontiers in Theory and Practice.

Table of Contents

What Does 'Person-Centred' Mean?
Meeting the Client at Relational Depth
Central Dynamics in Person-Centred Counselling Training
Selecting and Supporting Trainers
Selecting Course Members
Counselling Experience Supported by Supervision
Personal Development during Training
Skill Development
Understanding Theory
The Large Group Meeting
Professional Issues
Variations for Counselling Skills Courses
Looking Back and Looking Forward