Effective Counseling Skills
Subtitle: the practical wording of therapeutic statements and processes
Publisher: Counselor Publishing
Published: June 2009
Place of publication: Scotts Valley, Calif. USA
Format: US trade paper
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781442177994
Subjects: Psychology/psychotherapy/counseling
Genres: non-fiction
Description: Description, reason for recommending:
new, practical, reader-friendly, skill-focused, comprehensive, numerous examples given, conversational style, detailed index and Table of Contents

The style of the manual is conversational with numerous examples of the wording of therapeutic statements. Major topic areas include an explanation of the client's personal history, how to begin and deepen the counseling process, suicide prevention, helping the client learn healthy ways of relating, resolving conflict, skills for healing grief, working with specific issues in couples counseling, and more.
Notes: Order at http://www.amazon.com/Effective-Counseling-Skills-therapeutic-statements/dp/1442177993/
Library copy at University of Southern California.

Sources of Reference:
Library of Congress Control Number: 2009904837
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