From the depressed and lonely college student to the business executive at midlife experiencing decreasing levels of career satisfaction to the couple where one partner has been unfaithful in the relationship, counselling is the intervention that numerous individuals turn to each year as the challenges and stress of daily living exceed their normal coping abilities. Counselling is practised by counsellors, social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Counselling is to be differentiated from psychotherapy in that the latter deals more with mental illnesses and psychological disorders while the former is more concerned with normative stresses, adjustment difficulties, and life transitions (e.g., adjusting to unemployment or going through a divorce). The Encyclopedia of Counselling will be the definitive resource for members of the public who are interested in learning about the science and practice of counselling. It will also be a useful resource for undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals from other specialties. Covering all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in counselling, the setincludes over 600 entries. The Encyclopedia will consist of four volumes: (a)changes and challenges facing counselling, (b) personal counselling for mental health problems, (c) career counselling, and (d) cross-cultural counselling.Each volume is organized alphabetically and will contain a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system to entries in other volumes.
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-0928-0
- Editorial: Sage
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 2000
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 4
- Idioma: Inglés