Product Description

* Is there a place for counselling skills in modern social work?

* If so, how can such skills be employed in practice?

This is a no-nonsense guide to the application of counselling skills to social work practice. It is written from the author's first-hand experience of working in the field and teaching counselling skills to social work students. The book is packed full of useful hints and tips for trainees and busy practitioners, and illustrated throughout with examples of good practice. The examples are drawn from real-life situations in a range of local authority, criminal justice and voluntary sector agencies and have been reworked and rewritten for the book. They include work with adults, children and families and demonstrate the practical use of the various counselling skills described. The author argues that relationships remain at the heart of good social work practice and that interpersonal transactions are highly significant in creating and maintaining an effective outcome.

Counselling Skills in Social Work Practice is recommended to all social work students and qualified social care professionals seeking to improve their practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3926458 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 166 pages

About the Author
Janet Seden is a Lecturer in Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. She qualified as a probation officer, worked in social services, and lectured at the University of Leicester before joining the Open University. She is a practising counsellor, trainer, and supervisor.

Customer Reviews

A Definite Must Have!
Provide essential foundations for Social Work Practice that can be referred to time and time again throughout the professionals career!