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Revised and updated to conform to the most recent information provided by DSM-V, On Becoming a Counselor is an indispensable resource for those who have no psychological or psychiatric training but whose everyday work calls upon them to help stressed and troubled people. Part 1 explores the ancient Greek aphorism, ""Know Thyself"" as it pertains to those who provide counselling. Part 2 reviews the practical strategies and goals of counselling that enable the counsellor to ""set the stage"" for work with other people. Part 3 reviews the most common problems that adults present to counsellors. Part 4 addresses some common situations in which counsellors find themselves such as working with people with marital problems or suicidal thoughts.|Revised and updated to conform to the most recent information provided by DSM-V, On Becoming a Counselor is an indispensable resource for those who have no psychological or psychiatric training but whose everyday work calls upon them to help stressed and troubled people. Part 1 explores the ancient Greek aphorism, ""Know Thyself"" as it pertains to those who provide counselling. Part 2 reviews the practical strategies and goals of counselling that enable the counsellor to ""set the stage"" for work with other people. Part 3 reviews the most common problems that adults present to counsellors. Part 4 addresses some common situations in which counsellors find themselves such as working with people with marital problems or suicidal thoughts.
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The late Eugene Kennedy was the author of over 50 books and was professor emeritus of psychology at Loyola University (Chicago). Sara Charles is professor emerita of psychiatry at the University of Illinois (Chicago).
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