Counselling a Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse: A Person-Centred Dialogue (Living Therapies Series) - Softcover

Bryant-Jefferies, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857758293 ISBN 13: 9781857758290

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

Counselling a Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse This book provides a vivid insight into working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse. Using fictitious dialogue it illustrates the person-centred approach and relates it to how memories can surface, and the impact that this can have on the client and counsellor. It provides a deep insight into the counselling relationship and the counsellor's use of supervision, highlighting discu... Full description

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Product Description:

This text provides insights into the experience of working with a client who is a survivor of child sexual abuse. It adopts the "Living Therapy Series" method of using fictitious dialogue to illustrate the person-centred approach. This enables the reader to enter the therapeutic process and gain experiential knowledge. Discussion points are highlighted throughout to aid training and reflection.

Review:

"...a powerful and demanding relational encounter in which I found myself fully engaged from beginning to end.
―Mary Pipes, Counsellor, Norwich Centre Projects

"The content leaves you in no doubt that this book is written by a skilled and experienced professional..."
―Healthcare Counselling & Psychotherapy Journal

"...there is a need for text books that bring the experience of therapy alive..."
―Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal

"Even though the ‘dialogue’ here is fictitious, it evidently arises from depth of clinical experience and never rings false."
―Mental Health Today

"The author uses a fictional account of a therapeutic process to cover key issues faced by survivors of abuse, including fear of dissociation, coming to terms with recovered memories, and working with feelings of blame, grief and anger."
―Care and Health Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1857758293
• ISBN 13: 9781857758290
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192