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'This original and sophisticated book provides advanced students with a focused introduction to the main schools of counselling, offering detailed, accurate and highly specific information about each counselling technique. Ideal reading for postgraduate psychology students, counselling psychology trainees or trainee counsellors, I would recommend this book for my students.' - Dr Fiona Starr, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Principal Lecturer, School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University
excellent resource for students to refresh their learning
excellent resource
I found the Corey text to be a superior text.
This book has been recommended to 2nd year BSc Learning Disability and Mental Health sudents in particular, in support of their paractice and theoretical assignments . It has clear explanations of various theories with good examples. A number of students have already borrowed the book and are keen to purchase.
I especially liked chapter 4 on the Gestalt empty chair and two chair technique and chapter 5 on the use of metaphors. It is most unusual to find chapters on these topics in a textbook that isn't written for a specific approach. The chapters are also well-written and suitable for students who do not have a lot of background knowledge.
We cover how counselling fits in with youth work so this is a useful background to the topic
This book is an excellent resource for Higher Education Counselling students. The counsellor/client examples given in each chapter superbly illustrate the chosen therapeutic model. Each chapter ends with some thought prevoking reflective questions. Highly recommended!
Good overview of therapies for introductory level students
A more critical stance throughout or at least clear reference to research for each approach and limitations thereof would be helpful even for such entry level book.
nevertheless a readable book but not crucial purchase at degree level
Students find it useful for a general background into the profession
This book has proved particularly useful for teaching skills work on integrative courses at all levels. Techniques are clearly explained and illustrated well enabling students to gain confidence in integrating theory into practice. This book in now included as recommended reading on Certificate and Foundation Degree Year 1 reading lists.
An excellent text providing a useful insight and examples of contempory practice applicable to a range of therapeutic applications and theoretical approaches across the field. I hope my students will endevour to gain a constructice theoretical and fundermental appreciation of the many examples illustrated in the text. well done
Meier and Boivin have succeeded in providing a graduate/postgraduate level skills handbook, which will appeal to learners at higher academic levels. Particularly useful for our students are the linking of theory to practice, so that the reader is made fully cognizant of the rationale for specific techniques, rather than learning them as disembodied tools. Diagrams and case illustrations all enhance.
Not appropriate for course level
Comprehesive deatiling of a wide rnage of therapeutic technqiues really helpful for our BA students seeking to extend their technical repetoire for working with clients.
This book is well written but was not suitable for our course due to the substance of the content of the text not being at an appropriate level of complexity for our students. Our students are a mixture of 3rd year and postgraduate students studying a conversion course degree. However, the text would be well aimed at first or second year students gaining entry level to an undergraduate degree and would serve well as an introductory text.
A useful book for students new to guidance and counselling
