COUNSELLING AND COPING

COPING WITH YOUR ROLE AS COUNSELLOR TAKES A HEAVY TOLL, WHETHER YOU ARE A TRAUMA COUNSELLOR, A NURSE IN AN HIV/AIDS CLINIC, A TEACHER, A POLICEMAN, OR A HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER. THIS TITLE, BUILT ON CASE STUDIES AND REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE, AND DRAWING ON THE BEST THEORY AND RESEARCH, PROVIDES THE GUIDANCE NEEDED TO STAY REFLECTIVE, HEALTHY AND EFFECTIVE. IT DISCUSSES ISSUES OF CONTAINMENT AND EXPECTATION, EFFECTIVE LISTENING, HIV/AIDS AND TRAUMA COUNSELLING, CULTURAL DIFFERENCE, AND BALANCING YOUR COUNSELLING ROLE WITH DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS IS ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL STUDENTS OF PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELLING AND SOCIAL WORK. THIS TITLE IS INTENDED FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELLING, AND SOCIAL WORK.