Reflective writing in counselling and psychotherapy / created by Jeannie Wright and Gillie Bolton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

MAPS -- Preparing for the journey: what this book is and how to use it -- Why take the journey? The rationale for personal and professional journal keeping -- Preparing for the adventure: essential theory -- Starting out: how to write reflectively -- Writing to identify prejudice: culture, assumptions and stereotypes -- Navigation -- With company or travelling alone? Writing with others, whether in writing groups, online or to an imagined audience -- Writing the past: autobiographical memories -- Here and now: writing the present: focuses on current experiences and relationships, both personal and professional -- Looking back to look forward: writing the future: focuses on using imagination to envisage the future -- Signposts -- Getting stuck: how to deal with blocks, overcoming obstacles and general difficulties: how to develop hope and resilience -- Supervision, reflexive and reflective writing: reflective practice is one of the cornerstones of professional therapeutic relationships -- Assessment: signposts for assessing personal development writing -- Arrivals and continuing the journey: reflective writing for CPD; essential questions.

This book provides a straightforward route into the essentials of keeping a personal development portfolio or reflective journal for all counselling and psychotherapy trainees, whether they are approaching the topic from a psychodynamic, person-centred or CBT perspective.