Counselling in medical settings
By: Patricia East.
Series: Counselling in context
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Buckingham; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Mental health counseling.; Health counseling.; Primary care (Medicine); Mental health counseling -- Great Britain.; Health counseling -- Great Britain.; Primary care (Medicine) -- Great Britain.; Counseling -- methods.
Description: Fundamental changes in the management and delivery of health and community care have resulted from recent government initiatives. At the same time the complex personal relationship between physical, social, environmental and emotional aspects of illness is increasingly being recognized in medical settings.

Many claims have been made to justify an expansion of counselling in medical settings as a response to these changes, not only as a supportive therapeutic experience but also as a healing process in its own right. This timely book describes the emergence and growth of counselling in medical settings and examines the issues surrounding its incorporation into this context. Written in a clear accessible style it provides not only a broad overview of counselling and counselling skills but also focuses on specific issues pertinent to counsellors from a wide variety of medical backgrounds.

Patricia East's account of counselling in medical settings and the meaning of illness for individuals is enlivened by the extensive use of examples and case material from practitioners.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [140]-146) and index.