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Courage to Change: The Counselling Process - Softcover

O'Farrell, Ursula

 
9781853904394: Courage to Change: The Counselling Process

Synopsis

Counseling demands courage of both the counselor and the client. The client is asked to share his or her secrets and dreams, to embark on change -- of self, of attitude, of response. The counselor is challenged to sit with chaos and pain, to accept uncertainty and to create safety and acceptance for a stranger. This book looks at both sides of the counseling process, at the unfolding work of the client, and at the efforts of the counselor to prepare him or herself to respond effectively. Where their two worlds meet, the counseling relationship begins, and the outcome depends on the quality of this relationship. This book describes some of the aims of counseling, as well as different ways of facilitating the relationship. Also included are client profiles at different stages in the work.

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About the Author

Ursula O Farrell lives in Dublin, and keeps in contact with her children and grandchildren both at home and abroad. She is tutor and supervisor with the Tivoli Institute in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, which offers professional courses in counselling practice, and she works also as a private counsellor and supervisor. She holds a primary degree in Economic Science, and also a Diploma in Psychology, from University College Dublin. Ursula is an accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Therapy (IACT), and has served both as Cathaoirleach and as Secretary of that organisation. She is the author of the highly successful Full Steps in Counselling .

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