Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction

Rich in practical exercises, this is the definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems.

Now over fifteen years old, the Geldard′s bestselling book covers everything you need to know to work effectively with this age group. This fully revised and updated fourth edition includes:

- The goals for counselling children and the counsellor-child relationship

- Practice frameworks for working effectively with children

- Play therapy and using different media and activities

- Building self esteem and social skills using worksheets.

The book also has:

- A brand new chapter on ethical considerations

- A new chapter covering current research, helping you understand and demonstrate the evidence base for your practice

- Lots more case studies to help you explore the most appropriate techniques across different settings and at different stages of your practice.

This highly practical guide is vital reading for anyone working or training to work with children, whether you be counsellor, psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, nurse or teacher.

Dr Kathryn Geldard is now retired from clinical practice. She continues to conduct training workshops for counsellors and organisations and facilitate professional development supervision groups. Her academic career as senior lecturer in counselling at Queensland University of Technology and in the faculty of Arts and Business at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia includes programme leadership of the Counselling programme as well as development of the postgraduate Master of Counselling degrees. She is the author of a several textbooks founded on her extensive clinical counselling background with children, young people and their families.

David Geldard had extensive experience in working as a counselling psychologist with troubled children and their families. He worked in mental health and community health settings, and in private practice. 

Rebecca Yin Foo is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who is experienced in providing psychological support for children with developmental disabilities and their families at the Cerebral Palsy League. Her work has led her to take a high level of practical and academic interest in ways of working with children to promote optimal positive outcomes. She currently works in private practice in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to obtaining her honours degree in Psychology and Master’s degree in Educational and Developmental Psychology she completed a Bachelor of Medical Engineering. She has published a number of journal articles and presented conference papers nationally and internationally in relation to her studies in both Engineering and Psychology. She is the third author of the book, Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction.