Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction - Softcover

Geldard, Kathryn; Geldard, David

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9780761947288: Counselling Children: A Practical Introduction

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761947280 ISBN 13: 9780761947288

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003

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Counseling Children is a highly acclaimed, introductory guide to counseling children and to the practical issues of communicating with children in a counselling context. In this Second Edition, Kathryn Geldard and David Geldard relate the theory and practice of counseling children in a highly accessible, practical, and jargon-free style.

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About the Author:

KATHRYN GELDARD, PhD, is a lecturer and counsellor supervisor in the School of Psychology and Counselling at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. Her research interests include adolescent peer counselling and counselling effectiveness as perceived by the adolescent client in the QUT Psychology and Counselling Clinic.

Kathryn is currently conducting research with Australian Aboriginal adolescents with regard to developing a culturally sensitive peer support program in a regional community. She is the author of a number of textbooks on counselling and has several years experience in supervising and training counsellors.

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'The book is clearly written, well organized and lives up to its claim to bejargon-free. It is written in an interactive style, which not only encourages the reader to consider and question issues but is also 'user-friendly' 'A practical guide from which individuals can extract ideas that have a personal fit' 'If you only buy one book about counselling children - this is the one to buy. It is thorough, practical and easy to read' Praise for the First Edition: 'The book is clearly written, well-organized and lives up to its claim to be jargon-free. It is written in an interactive style which not only encourages the reader to consider and question issues but is also 'user-friendly'

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