' Toad' the famous character in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is in a very depressed state & his good friends Rat Mole & Badger are 'worried that he might do something silly'... First they nursed him. Then they encouraged him. Then they told him to pull himself together... Finally Badger could stand it no longer. That admirable animal though long on exhortation was short on patience. ' Now look here Toad this can go on no longer' he said sternly. ' There is only one thing left. You must have counselling!' Robert de Board's engaging account of Toad's experience of counselling will capture the imagination of the growing readership of people who are interested in counselling & the counselling process. Written as a real continuation of life on the River Bank Toad & his friends come to life all over again. Heron the counsellor uses the language & ideas of transactional analysis as his counselling method. Through the dialogues which make up the ten sessions or chapters of the book Toad learns how to analyse his own feelings & develop his emotional intelligence. He meets his 'rebellious child' & his 'adult' along the way & by the end of the book as debonair as ever he was is setting out on a completely new adventure. As readers learn about Toad so they can learn about themselves & be encouraged to take the path of psychological growth & development. Best-selling author Robert de Board says: ' Toad's experiences are based on my own experiences of counselling people over a period of twenty years. Counselling for Toads is really an amalgamation of the many counselling sessions I have held & contains a distillation of the truths I have learnt from practice.' Appropriate for anyone approaching counselling for the first time whether as a student or as a client or for the professional counsellor looking for something to recommend to the hesitant Counselling for Toads will appeal to both children & adults of all ages. ...

This is where you can find an overview of the major approaches in counselling how they fit together & how you can integrate them into your practice. It's also your guide to the nature of counselling the skills needed to be a counsellor & managing the challenges of the counselling relationship! This new edition is suitable for a wide range of courses including Foundation Certificate Diploma & Higher Education studies in Counselling. There is discussion of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme with expanded coverage of CBT approaches. It also references the latest BACP guidelines for counsellor training & best practice. The book reflects the impending requirement for statutory regulation of counsellors & psychotherapists via the Health Professions Council. Every year the Case Studies Exercises Handouts & Resources tips in this book help thousands of trainees & established practitioners develop their understanding of the theories & practical skills required in this challenging & rewarding profession!C ONTENTS:1 Key aspects of counselling 2 Skills & approaches 3 Psychodynamic counselling 4 Post-Freudian psychodynamic counselling 5 Phenomenological & humanistic approaches 6 Gestalt therapy & psychodrama 7 Transactional analysis 8 Behavioural & cognitive behavioural approaches 9 The group context 10 Ethical considerations ...

Whether you are considering becoming a counsellor have to provide some form of counselling as part of your job or are simply interested in communicating well Counselling Skills For Dummies provides the perfect introduction to the practical basics of counselling. Starting with a thorough guide to the qualities knowledge & skills needed to become a 'listening helper' the book goes on to provide a framework for a counselling session helping you to successfully manage a potentially daunting process. It illustrates how you can create a positive relationship between listener & speaker & how asking the right questions is so important to the progression of that relationship. It also shows how you can better understand yourself which is a crucial step in ensuring that you break down your own barriers to listening. ...

Most of us find ourselves listening to other peoples problems at some time or another
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The sixth century was not a peaceful time for the Roman empire. Invaders threatened on all fronties but they grew to respect & fear the name of Belisarius the Emperor Justinian's greatest general. With this book Robert Graves again demonstrates his command of a vast historical subject creating a startling & vivid picture of a decadent era. ...

The story of Edmund Dantes self-styled Count of Monte Cristo is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution & empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance he becomes an anonymous agent of fate. The sensational narrative of intrigue betrayal escape & triumphant revenge moves at a cracking pace. Dumas' novel presents a powerful conflict between good & evil embodied in an epic saga of rich diversity that is complicated by the hero's ultimate discomfort with the hubristic implication of his own actions. Our edition is based on the most popular & enduring translation first published by Chapman & Hall in 1846. The name of the translator was never revealed. ...

Alexandre Dumas epic tale of suffering & revenge inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment the Penguin Classics" edition of " The Count of Monte Cristo" is translated with an introduction by Robin Buss. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years imprisoned in the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo & becomes determined not only to escape but also to unearth the treasure & use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsive for his incarceration. No longer the naive sailor who disappeared into the dungeon all those years ago he reinvents himself as the charming mysterious & powerful Count of Monte Cristo. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s " The Count of Monte Cristo" has been a fixture of western literature ever since & the subject of countless film & TV adaptations. Robin Buss lively translation is complete & unabridged & remains faithful to the style of Dumas original. This edition also

Includes:: an introduction explanatory notes a new chronology & updated suggestions for further reading. Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) was a pioneer of Romantic theatre in France but in 1839 he turned his attention to writing the novels for which he is best known today pften using collaborators such as Auguste Maquet to suggest plots or historical background. His most famous works include " The Three Musketeers" (1844) " The Count of Monte Cristo" (1844-5) & " The Man in the Iron Mask" (1847). If you enjoyed " The Count of Monte Cristo" you might enjoy Robert Louis Stevensons " Kidnapped" also available in " Penguin Classics". " What makes The Count Of Monte Cristo such a superior story is that revenge is not the only emotion driving the plot.. .it is an almost perfect story
- also in the mix are love friendship jealousy faith education snobbery & class". (" Sunday Express"). " The greatest of escape stories". (" Guardian")."


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people get out of prison & when they get out & their name is Edmond Dantes they take their revenge! Falsely accused of treason the young sailor Edmond Dantes is arrested on his wedding day & imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d If. Having endured years of incarceration he stages a daring & dramatic escape & sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo & to catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension & excitement The Count of Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession & revenge. Believing himself to be an Angel of Providence Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate. One of the great thrillers of all time The Count of Monte Cristo has been adapted for film & television many times. This newly revised unabridged translation is as unputdownable now as it was when the novel first appeared & William Thackeray enthralled began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning & never stopped till eleven at night. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

On the day of his wedding Edmond Dantes master mariner is arrested in Marseille on trumped-up charges & spirited away to the cellars of the Chateau d' If an impregnable sea fortress in which he is imprisoned indefinitely. Escaping from the chateau by a series of daring manoeuvres he unearths a great treasure on the island of Monte Cristo buried there by a former fellow prisoner who bequeaths to him the secret of its whereabouts. Thus armed with unimaginable wealth & embittered by his long imprisonment he resolves to devote his life to tracking down & punishing those responsible. This classic nineteenth-century translation has been revised & updated by Peter Washington with an introduction by award-winning novelist Umberto Eco. ...

Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit Edmond Dantes spends fourteen bitter years in a dungeon. When his daring escape plan works he uses all he has learnt during his incarceration to mastermind an elaborate plan of revenge that will bring punishment to those he holds responsible for his fate. No longer the naive sailor who disappeared into the dark fortress all those years ago he reinvents himself as the charming mysterious & powerful Count of Monte Cristo. ...