Main description:

The new "Counselling Primer" series from PCCS Books, supplementary to the bestselling "Steps in Counselling" series, is suitable for both beginners and higher level students who want a succinct boost to their knowledge of a particular area. Beginners will find the style companionable and reassuring, while more advanced readers will appreciate the incisive and authoritative writing with pointers for further reading and resources. Trainers will find the series a dependable learning aid."Counselling Primers" bridge the gap between introductory, intermediate and diploma level courses, each book providing a concise overview of a particular counselling approach. Each "Counselling Primer" will be a perfect essay resource or a springboard for further study.

Contents:

1 The origins of Focusing-Oriented Counselling 2 A special way of talking 3 The idea of a 'felt sense' 4 Focusing: working with the whole thing 5 Felt sense, thought, and emotion 6 The focusing process 7 Focusing partnerships 8 The core of focusing-oriented counselling 9 Helping the client to relate to their experiencing 10 Focusing-oriented transcript 11 Glimpses of a theory 12 Research into focusing and focusing-oriented counselling Appendix resources for learning Glossary