Counselling Adolescents: The Pro-Active Approach Book

Counselling Adolescents: The Pro-Active Approach is a practical and informative introduction to the specific issues associated with counselling adolescents, and describes how traditional counselling skills can be enhanced by the use of pro-active processes for more effective use with this client group. · Part one describes the nature of adolescence, exploring the specific difficulties faced by adolescents. · Part two explores their counselling needs, giving an account of the pro-active approach to counselling, developed by the authors for use with this client group. · Part three describes the use of widely accepted counselling skills in a pro-active way, which enable the adolescent to arrive at strategies for addressing specific issues. · Part four contains case studies illustrating pro-active counselling techniques in practice. Counselling Adolescents: The Pro-Active Approach has been specifically designed for students and professionals working with emotionally disturbed adolescents. It provides an excellent resource for students and professionals in counselling, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, mental health and psychiatry, nursing and education.Read More