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by Rebecca Kirkbride (Author)
This groundbreaking book takes a humanistic approach to counselling young people, establishing humanistic counselling as an evidence-based psychological intervention.
Chapters cover:
- Therapeutic models for counselling young people
- Assessment and the therapeutic relationship
- Practical skills and strategies for counselling young people
- Ethical and legal issues
- Research and measuring and evaluating outcomes
- Counselling young people in a range of contexts and settings.
Grounded in the BACP's competencies for working with young people, this text is vital reading for those taking a counselling young people course or broader counselling and psychotherapy course, for qualified counsellors working with this client group, and for trainers.
Author Biography
Rebecca Kirkbride is a BACP senior accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor, clinical supervisor, author and trainer. She has been practising as a therapist for 20 years and since 2018 has been convener of a new MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Families at The University of Roehampton. Rebecca is author of books, chapters and articles on the subject of counselling for children and adolescents and has facilitated CPD trainings for BACP, among others.
Rebecca lives in Brighton with her family and two noisy rescue cockatiels, Stitch and Pearl.
