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Counselling children : a practical introduction (5th edition)

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The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know about:  The goals for counselling children and the child-counsellor relationshipPractice frameworks for working effectively with childrenPlay therapy and the use of different media and activitiesBuilding self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets. This fifth edition has been updated to include: A new chapter on technology; its influence on children and ways that technology can be used during counsellingNew content on issues of diversity and difference in counselling children The different contexts in which counselling children occurDiscussion of concepts of wellbeing and resilience Updated references and research.   The book is supported by a new companion website that provides training materials and handouts on a range of skills for counselling children including: helping the child to tell their story sand tray work, the use of miniature animals, the use of clay, and helping the child to change thoughts and behaviour. This highly practical guide is vital reading for counsellors, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, nurses and teachers working or training to work with children.

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SAGE Publications Ltd
1473953332 / 9781473953338
Paperback / softback
06/12/2017
United Kingdom
English
viii, 370 pages : illustrations (black and white)
25 cm
Includes Internet access Previous edition: 2013.