Dave Mearns 
Person-Centred Counselling Training [EPUB ebook] 

`This thoughtful and thought-provoking book is essential reading not only for those involved in the training of counsellors within the person-centred approach, but also for individuals who may have simplistic, dismissive or otherwise ill-informed notions of the depth of self-awareness required of the person-centred practitioner and the far-reaching challenges offered by the approach. For counsellors who define themselves as ‘person-centred’ but who have had no substantial training, it should be compulsory reading′ –
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

Person-centred counselling probably requires more training – and a greater intensity of training – than most other mainstream counselling approaches, but until now no one book has concentrated solely on the principles, practices and requirements of training person-centred counsellors.

Dave Mearns has drawn on the lived experiences of both trainers and trainees to demonstrate the potential range and importance of training in this field. The material covered includes selecting and supporting trainers, selecting course members, skills development, supervision and other professional issues – essential features of all counsellor training, but of particular relevance to the person-centred approach. Written expressly for both trainees and trainers, this book also extends and develops current thinking within the approach, and will be a valuable resource for all person-centred practitioners.

Tabela de Conteúdo

What Does `Person-Centred′ Mean?

Meeting the Client at Relational Depth

Central Dynamics in Person-Centred Counselling Training

Selecting and Supporting Trainers

Selecting Course Members

Counselling Experience Supported by Supervision

Personal Development during Training

Skill Development

Understanding Theory

The Large Group Meeting

Professional Issues

Variations for Counselling Skills Courses

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Sobre o autor

Dave Mearns is formerly Director of the Counselling Unit and Professor of Counselling at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dave is author or co-author of four other counselling books published by SAGE: Person-Centred Counselling in Action, Second Edition, Experiences of Counselling in Action, Person-Centred Counselling Training and Person-Centred Therapy Today: New Frontiers in Theory and Practice.