Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction - Couverture souple

Kathryn Geldard Et Al

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473953332 ISBN 13 : 9781473953338

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know about, including: 

• The goals for counseling children and the child-counselor relationship
• Practice frameworks for working effectively with children
• Play therapy and the use of different media and activities
• Building self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets

The new Fifth Edition has been updated to include:

• A new chapter on technology (its influence on children and ways that technology can be used during counseling)
• New content on issues of diversity and difference in counseling children
• The different contexts in which counseling children occur
• Discussion of concepts of well-being and resilience
• Updated references and research

The book is supported by a new Companion Website that provides training materials and handouts on a range of skills for counseling children including: helping the child to tell their story and tray work, the use of miniature animals, the use of clay, and helping the child to change thoughts and behavior.

This highly practical guide is vital reading for counselors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses, and teachers working or training to work with children.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr Kathryn Geldard is now retired from clinical practice. She continues to conduct training workshops for counsellors and organisations and facilitate professional development supervision groups. Her academic career as senior lecturer in counselling at Queensland University of Technology and in the faculty of Arts and Business at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia includes programme leadership of the Counselling programme as well as development of the postgraduate Master of Counselling degrees. She is the author of a several textbooks founded on her extensive clinical counselling background with children, young people and their families.

David Geldard had extensive experience in working as a counselling psychologist with troubled children and their families. He worked in mental health and community health settings, and in private practice. 

Rebecca Yin Foo is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who is experienced in providing psychological support for children with developmental disabilities and their families at the Cerebral Palsy League. Her work has led her to take a high level of practical and academic interest in ways of working with children to promote optimal positive outcomes. She currently works in private practice in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to obtaining her honours degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Educational and Developmental Psychology she completed a Bachelor of Medical Engineering. She has published a number of journal articles and presented conference papers nationally and internationally in relation to her studies in both Engineering and Psychology. She is the third author of the book, Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This is the definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children who are experiencing emotional problems. The Fifth Edition includes new discussion of wellbeing and resilience concepts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1473953332
• ISBN 13: 9781473953338
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible