Questions and answers on counselling in action / edited by Windy Dryden.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Specific aspects of practice; The Core Conditions - Dave MearnsThe Use of Audio-Tapes in Counselling - Michael Jacobs Against Self-Disclosure - Julia SegalUsing Hypnosis in Counselling - Peter RossCounselling for a Brief Period - Michael Barkham and John RowanClient Resistance - Michael JacobsThe Ending Phase of Counselling - Dave MearnsPart II: Issues of matching in counselling; Advising on the Most Suitable Counselling Arena - Mark AvelineWomen Counselling Women - Jocelyn ChaplinEthnic Matching in Counselling - Waseem J AlladinTrainee Counsellors' Clients - Michael Carroll; Part III The personal and the practical The Counsellor's Life Crisis - Vanja OrlansWhen the Counsellor Shares the Client's Problem - Elke LambersSpirituality and the Counsellor - Brian ThorneWhen Values Clash - Moira Walker Part IV Beyond specific orientations Choosing an Eclectic, Not Syncretic, Psychotherapist - John C Norcross and Thomas J TomchoReservations about Eclectic and Integrative Approaches to Counselling - Sue WheelerBeyond Egan - Francesca InskippTowards a Personal Model of Counselling - Jennifer Elton Wilson Part V Ethical issues Counsellor/Client Sex - Tim BondReporting a Colleague's Misconduct - Tim BondBody and Spirit - Brian ThorneWhen to Protect a Client from Self-Destruction - Tim Bond; Part VI: Professional issues Psychology and Counselling - Michael Carroll and Emmy van Deurzen-SmithResearch and Practice - Michael BarkhamEvaluating Counselling - Michael Barkham Guidelines for PracticeStarting Your Own Private Practice - Gladeana McMahon and Ken PowellObjections to Private Practice - David PilgrimAgainst Indemnity Insurance - Dave MearnsMaking a Living as a Counsellor - Colin Feltham

Does counselling have to be long-term to be helpful? Should only women counsel women? How can you evaluate counselling? This book offers answers to these and many other frequently asked questions. It includes discussions that range over various aspects of counselling, from practical and theoretical to personal and ethical matters.