The Stresses of Counselling in Action
Author | : Windy Dryden |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications Limited |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1995-01-24 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015032283296 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Stresses of Counselling in Action written by Windy Dryden and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1995-01-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counsellors frequently work with people who are under stress or who are distressed - but counselling them can itself be a highly stressful activity. This supportive book examines the sources of stress for counsellors and the practical strategies that they can use to overcome it. Stress may emerge in the work that counsellors do with specific client groups, in the contexts in which counselling takes place and in the educational process both for counsellor educators and for counsellors in training. In this book, practising counsellors with first-hand experience of dealing with stress examine the nature of the stresses that counsellors face in these different areas, detail the typical responses (both healthy and unhealthy) tha