Reviews for Counselling carers

The average rating for Counselling carers based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-06-25 00:00:00 Michael Entler As a volunteer on a helpline and a trainee counsellor, I was hoping that this book would provide some guidance on skills and theory, However, the focus of the book is largely upon the organisational aspects of running a telephone helpline or telephone counselling practice. There is some information on basic skills and the considerations for counselling remotely rather than face-to-face scattered throughout the book, and there is one chapter that was specifically interesting to me, The Counsellor-Client Relationship, which latter was what I was hoping the bulk of the book would contain. This isn't really a criticism of the book, it's just not entirely what I was looking for. Given its publication date (1997), the sections on communications technology has dated, but the essentials of running a telephone/remote counselling service are still valid. Possibly of more relevance to new helpline managers and individual counsellors setting up a private practice than to "frontline" agency workers, it was nonetheless an interesting read.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-03-26 00:00:00 Gary Baker As simultaneously comprehensive and detailed as possible in 200 odd pages, this is a good introduction to Tragedy for the reader with absolutely no previous knowledge of the topic. However, it also utterly lacks original thought and analytical skills - except for the bit where it tries to disprove Kierkegaard's entire thought system in half a page.