Introduction to Counselling Skills by Richard Nelson-Jones

Introduction to Counselling Skills by Richard Nelson-Jones

An explanation of generic counselling skills and how they can be used to help people. Topics covered include: what counselling skills are; activating communication; improving listening skills; clarifying and expanding understanding; setting goals for change; and changing actions and thinking.

`I suspect that many teachers (myself included) would prefer to opt for a more broadly-based text covering different theoretical approaches, research and psychological issues... this book is a thorough and highly readable addition to the literature′ - The Australian Journal of Counselling Psychology

`This is one of the few books which aims to consider counselling skills from a more interactive perspective. For those in the stress management field this is just the sort of book which will prove useful in gaining additional listening, communicating and helping skills′ - Gladeana McMahon, Stress News

`As a course book or an aide to individual learning this book contains a wealth of information and guidance based on years of study and practice. It is easy to use because it is clearly signposted. I particularly like the way the author addresses the range of issues a student needs to consider before embarking on a counselling course. The structure of building block-by-block, skill-by-skill simplifies assessment′ - Counselling

Richard Nelson-Jones was born in London in 1936. Having spent five years in California as a Second World War refugee, he returned in the 1960s to obtain a Masters and Ph.D from Stanford University. In 1970, he was appointed a lecturer in the Department of Education at the University of Aston to establish a Diploma in Counselling in Educational Settings, which started enrolling students in 1971. During the 1970s, he was helped by having three Fulbright Professors from the United States, each for a year, who both taught students and improved his skills. During this period he broadened out from a predominantly client-centred orientation to becoming much more cognitive-behavioural. He also wrote numerous articles and the first edition of what is now The Theory and Practice of Counselling and Therapy, which was published in 1982. In addition, he chaired the British Psychological Society′s Working Party on Counselling and, in1982, became the first chairperson of the BPS Counselling Psychology Section. In 1984, he took up a position as a counselling and later counselling psychology trainer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where he became an Associate Professor. He continued writing research articles, articles on professional issues and books, which were published in London and Sydney. As when he worked at Aston University, he also counselled clients to keep up his skills. In 1997, he retired from RMIT and moved to Chiang Mai in Thailand. There, as well as doing some counselling and teaching, he has continued as an author of counselling and counselling psychology textbooks. A British and Australian citizen, he now divides his time between Chiang Mai and London and regularly visits Australia.

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ISBN 13	9780761961864
ISBN 10	0761961860
Title	Introduction to Counselling Skills
Author	Richard Nelson Jones
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	1999-11-10
Number of pages	352
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