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Counselling and the Life Course
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Counselling and the Life Course

First Edition


February 2004 | 144 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
`Essential reading for student, fledgling and experienced counsellors alike' - Mark Edwards, Nurturing Potential

`Beautifully written and well researched and full of useful structured exercise for therapists and clients, this is a combination of psychology textbook and counselling handbook - theoretical a, yet practical' - Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal

Counselling and the Life Course introduces counsellors to the concept of the life course as a multidimensional and multidisciplinary framework for thinking about clients' lives within and beyond the counselling setting. It aims to give counsellors an understanding of human development, and how it impacts practically upon their work with clients.

The book engages with the tension between, on the one hand, recognizing age and life stage as important dimensions of difference, and on the other, avoiding the pitfalls of age stereotyping and ageist discrimination. At the same time, Counselling and the Life Course shows how the concept of the life course can be used as a framework for considering the commonalities between different life stages. This provides a focus for counsellors of how to draw on their existing skills and expertise when working with clients of a different age and life stage to those with whom they generally meet. The impact of both counsellor and client age on the counselling relationship is also considered.

The book includes an `Activity Trail' of structured exercises in order to encourage reflection on the concepts discussed and their relevance to clients, the readers themselves, and their counselling practice.

 
Introduction
 
Composing a Life
 
Developmental Tasks and Themes
 
Counselling across the Life Course
 
Transitions and Turning Points
 
Life Stories
 
Taking a Life Course Perspective

`Essential reading for student, fledgling and experienced counsellors alike' - Mark Edwards, Nurturing Potential

Sample Materials & Chapters

PDF file of the introduction


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