Full Description
This Handbook is a companion for all counselling psychology,
psychotherapy and counselling trainees. It will support and guide you as you
embark upon your own professional training journey, be that at a foundational
or advanced academic level. You are invited to dip in, explore and travel at
your own pace throughout the chapters, in an order that supports your own
personal, professional, programme or developmental journey. The Handbook
simplifies, demystifies and explains complex concepts and language, and addresses
issues commonly faced by many trainees. Chapters are organised in three sections
covering 'the firm foundations', 'the trainee journey', and 'becoming a
practitioner and beyond'. Each chapter follows a common structure: an
introduction, scope of chapter, exercises or case studies, top takeaways,
questions for reflection, recommended reading and key resources for your own
further exploration. The exercises and reflective questions are tailored
throughout the book to be used independently by trainees, or collectively in
the classroom. They can also be used as teaching aids, or as tools to
facilitate dialogue and best practice in the therapeutic professions. Chapters
are written by educators, therapeutic practitioners, researchers, academic
writers, trainees and supervisors, whose diverse and yet collective voices
bring many insights and provocations.
The Handbook focuses on what unites us as practitioners,
while acknowledging the different therapeutic professions of counselling,
psychotherapy and counselling psychology. At the heart is recognition that all
psychotherapeutic practice is based on a core of relational ethics, love,
humanity and a commitment to therapeutic relationships that aim to facilitate
transformation, healing, wellbeing or equilibrium. Collectively, the authors
encourage all practitioners, whatever their training pathway, to adopt a firm
commitment to social justice, inclusive practice, use of a decolonised curriculum,
ethical relationships and anti-oppressive leadership in action. These themes run
throughout the chapters to set a firm foundation for this book.
Contents
Introduction - Charlotte O'Brien and Divine Charura
Section 1: Firm foundations
1 Historical context and development of psychological
therapies - Terry Hanley and Laura Anne Winter
2 The relevance of philosophy to therapy practice and
research - Byron Al-Murri, Divine Charura, Charlotte
O'Brien and John McLeod
3 Developing theoretical fluency - John McLeod, Divine Charura and Charlotte
O'Brien
4 Developing an integrative therapeutic practice - Charlotte O'Brien and Divine Charura
5 Developing relational ethics competencies for
counselling psychologist and psychotherapist training - Lynne Gabriel and Andrew Reeves
Section 2: The trainee journey
6 Navigating difference, diversity and anti-oppressive
practice - Nahid Nasrat and Colin Lago
7 Assessment, formulation and therapeutic engagement - David A. Lane and Sarah Corrie
8 Reading, writing, speaking and finding your voice in
therapeutic training - John McLeod
9 Undertaking impactful psychotherapeutic research - Sofie Bager-Charleson, Alistair McBeath, Mary
Atito and Alan McPherson
10 Clinical placements, supervision and safeguarding - Ariana Jordan
11 Becoming a reflective practitioner - Charlotte O'Brien and Divine Charura
12 Self-care, personal therapy and practical survival
tips - Gerrie Hughes
Section 3: Becoming a practitioner and beyond
13 Professional practice and developing identity as a
therapeutic practitioner - Peter Pearce
14 Career pathways and working in different contexts and
systems - Emma Bradshaw
15 Navigating accreditation and governance in
psychological therapies - Sarah Niblock
16 Personal and professional reflective journeys - Robin Shohet and John Wilson
17 Moving beyond decolonisation of the curriculum in
research and practice - Amira-Deka Dirie, Roy Moodley and Keisha
Greene
Conclusion - Charlotte O'Brien and Divine Charura
