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 only annotated edition of M. R. Jamess writings currently available Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories" contains the entire first two volumes of Jamess ghost stories " Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" & " More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary". These volumes are both the culmination of the nineteenth-century ghost story tradition & the inspiration for much of the best twentieth-century work in this genre. Included in this collection are such landmark tales as " Count Magnus" set in the wilds of Sweden; " Number 13" a distinctive tale about a haunted hotel room; " Casting the Runes" a richly complex tale of sorcery that served as the basis for the classic horror film; " Curse of the Demon"; & " Oh Whistle & Ill Come to You My Lad" one of the most frightening tales in literature. The appendix

Includes:: several rare texts including "A Night in Kings College Chapel" Jamess first known ghost story."

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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. ...

A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas classic novel of wrongful imprisonment adventure & revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Chateau d If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo & becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure & use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering & retribution. ...