Main description:

Written by a team of leading trainers, practitioners and supervisors, this bestselling classic is the trainee therapist's best friend. It identifies and guides trainees through the practical skills and knowledge they'll need to make a success of their training - from writing essays through to case formulation and on to preparing for their first meeting with a client. Along the way, it addresses and allays the concerns which are common to all students.

Now in its fourth edition, the book has been fully updated to take account of the significant changes in the therapy professions in recent years. It now includes new and important chapters on:

Evidence-based practice
Working with diversity
Reflective practice
Using social media, technology and online therapy

The Trainee Handbook is an invaluable companion, and source of information and guidance for all trainees in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology, and newly-qualified therapists entering into practice.

Contents:

Setting the scene - Sheelagh Strawbridge
Routes into the profession of counselling, counselling psychology and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom - Tony Ward
The trainee experience - Susan Maise Strauss
Students top tips - Tami Avis, Fran Smith, Genevieve Solomou and Ingrid Sorhus
Getting the most out of personal therapy - Mark Donati and Charles Legg
Effective essay writing - Frances Mielewczyk
How to write a client case study - John Davy
How to write a process report - Christine Parrott
Planning and preparing your research study - Don Rawson
Producing and presenting your research report - Don Rawson
Guidelines for professional practice - Tim Bond
Research, practice and reflection - Margaret Oakes
The clinical placement in therapy training - Victoria E. Galbraith
Handling and processing a referral - Mary Creaner
Developing skills in formulation - Sarah Corrie and David A. Lane
The first session with a new client: five stages - Robert Bor, Sara Chaudry and (the late) Riva Miller
Assessing a client's mental state - Yvette Lewis
Psychopharmacology: a primer - Diane Hammersley, Jo Sexton and Charles Legg
Written communication and counselling - Peter Du Plessis and Fiona Hirst
Supervision: making it work for you - Damian McCann
What do I do if ... ? Questions commonly asked by trainees - Malcolm C. Cross and Linda Papadopoulos
Preparing for a job after professional registration - Elaine Kasket
Working with diversity: enhancing practice and challenging oppression - Martin Milton
The reflective practitioner: some personal reflections - Mary Watts
Setting the scene for continuing professional development (CPD) and life-long learning - Barabara Hannigan
The use of social media, technology and online therapy - Anne Stokes
Looking to the future - Sheelagh Strawbridge