num_pages: 152
description: First Steps in Counselling is essentially a book about helping and this fifth edition has been updated and revised with two co-authors; Paula J Williams and Andy Rogers. It is for anyone thinking of becoming a counsellor working or volunteering in a role that requires helping and listening skills or simply caring for someone. It explains in clear language what counselling is the theories on which it is based how it works and how it is positioned in relation to contemporary debates about culture politics language race and power.This is not a how to help manual; rather it is a questioning curious explorative and challenging companion. It aims to be your guide along whichever route you are taking answer your questions and help you decide if you want to take your interest in counselling to the next steps. First Steps in Counselling remains the text of choice for students and tutors of introductory courses.With contributions from Eugene Ellis Igi/Lyndsey Moon and Clare Shaw.
language: English
title: First Steps In Counselling: A Student's Companion for Basic Introductory Courses
publisher: PCCS Books