Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Mick Cooper - University of Roehampton, UK
- John McLeod - University of Oslo, Norway
As accessible and engaging as ever, Cooper and McLeod argue that there is no one right way of doing therapy and that different clients need different things at different times. By identifying and demonstrating the application of a range of therapeutic methods, the book outlines a flexible framework for practice within which appropriate methods can be selected depending on the client's individual needs and the therapist's knowledge and experience.
This is a must-read for anybody training or practising in the counselling or helping professions - it should not be missed!
Excellent read for students. This book opens up theory and allows students to be creative in their thinking.
An up to date and authoritative contribution to a complex subject.
Certainly one of the current hot topics for discussion in Counselling today, this is a concise and targeted work which will further expand students thinking around the concepts of school or model specific practice.
A very very interesting book, useful for those in training and for more experienced practitioners. For anyone struggling to fit themselves into the term "integrative" this will be a helpful read. Trainees on Counselling Psychology courses who learn 2 or 3 core models will really benefit from this book as they attempt to undertstand how the models fit together within their practice.
This is a useful text in respect of giving an idea about where the up-to-date thinking around counselling theory is heading, but it wouldn't be useful as a core text on our course. The core texts that we reccommend tend to be addiction-specific rather than generic.
An excellent readable account which addresses the issue of the mutiple approaches in counselling and psychotherapy. A flexible framework for counselling is suggested which acknowledges the strengths of different approaches. A recommended read for all students of counselling.
A highly recommended and timely text which challenges schoolisms in exchange for a more integrative and user-centred approach.
Not the best fit integrative framework for our course - but recomemended as supplementary reading
As we move towards evidence based practice the importance of meeting client need, rather than theoretical purity increases. This book looks at the broad range of issues involved in a considered way, that allows for the art of human contact as well as the science.
A very timely book, explaining the current focus in counselling psychology. A welcome addition to the recommended reading list.
