Personal Development in Counsellor Training (Paperback)

Hazel Johns

ISBN 10: 0857024973 / ISBN 13: 9780857024978

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, London, 2012

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Paperback. This book provides the answers to that all- important question: what are personal and professional development and why are they necessary for counsellors?This new edition explores: at! the importance of personal development and the core concepts that underpin itat! the aims, commonalities and differences of personal development in different settings and levels of trainingat! the key differences in theoretical approaches and their implications for personal developmentat! communication and relationships between counsellors and professional organizations, society, and the 'virtual' world, with all its demands on identity, privacy and congruence.at! the trainee and trainer and the challenges of personal development.Packed full of vivid accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for reflection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist. Hazel Johns is a Fellow of BACP, and has been for many years a trainer, supervisor and BACP-accredited counsellor. Provides the answers to the important question: what is personal and professional development and why is it necessary for counsellors? Packed full of accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for refection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Personal Development in Counsellor Training (Paperback)
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857024973
• ISBN 13: 9780857024978
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Within the contexts of contmeporary counseling training, this book revisits the importance of continuing personal and professional development for every successful counseling practitioner. From the trainee and their personal development to the trainer and their course, it provides the answers to that all important question: what is personal and professional development and why is it necessary for counselors? The new edition explores: the importance of personal development and the core concepts that underpin it; the aims, commonalities and differences of personal development in different settings; the key differences in theoretical approaches and their implications for personal development; the issue of communication and relationship between counselors and professional organizations, society, and the ′virtual′ world; and the trainee and trainer and the challenges of personal development.

Packed full of vivid accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for refection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist.

About the Author

Hazel Johns has been engaged in counselling, training and supervision for over thirty-five years. After experience in schools, first as a teacher of English, then as a school counsellor, she developed and taught courses at the then North East London Polytechnic, was an HMI and L.E.A. Adviser promoting counselling and counselling education, and designed and led the counselling training programme at Bristol University. She presented and co-wrote ′Principles of Counselling′, (1978 and 1982), sixteen programmes for BBC Radio 4; wrote ′Personal Development in Counselling Training′ (Cassell, 1996, then Sage); and edited ′Balancing Acts: Studies in Counselling Training′ (Routledge, 1998). Since taking early retirement, she has lived and worked as a counsellor and supervisor in Pembrokeshire. She is a BACP Accredited Counsellor and a Fellow of BACP.