Care of people with mental health issues

This fourth book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors & Psychotherapists series provides practical examples and applications of the law as it applies to therapists in the many different contexts of their work.

Brief Counselling in Schools, third edition, is a highly practical and accessible guide to helping and supporting young people experiencing difficulties both at home and at school or college.

This is an accessible and user friendly guide to the theory and practice of relational counselling and psychotherapy.

This third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession.

Therapy with Children is a vital resource for any practitioner navigating the legal minefield of working with children and young people.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a Nutshell - Second Edition is a concise introduction to one of the most widely-practised approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a Nutshell - Second Edition is a concise introduction to one of the most widely-practised approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

Mick Cooper and John McLeod pioneer a major new framework for counselling theory, practice and research - the 'pluralistic' approach.

Case-based knowledge forms an essential element of the evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy practice.

Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a groundbreaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability.

This second edition of Solution-focused Therapy remains the most accessible yet comprehensive case-based introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond.

This thoroughly revised edition of Transactional Analysis Counselling introduces the theory and practice of TA - which integrates cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic theories within a humanistic philosophy - from a unique relational perspective.

CBT has become more established as the therapy of choice for certain conditions in recent years, and consequently different voices in the CBT tradition have become prominent.

The therapeutic encounter is at the core of counselling and psychotherapy training and practice, regardless of therapeutic modality.

This book offers a fresh insight into working practices with children and young people who are experiencing the death of a family member, friend, school peer or in their social network.

This updated and revised new edition of Six Key Approaches to Counselling and Therapy provides an accessible introduction to the theory and practice of six of the most popular contemporary therapeutic approaches from the three main schools of therapy practice:- cognitive therapy and solution-focused therapy from the cognitive-behavioural school- person-centred and Gestalt therapy from the humanistic school- Freud's psychoanalysis and Jung's analytical therapy from the psychodynamic school.

"e;If you need one book that's crammed with clinically excellent, genuinely well informed and useful ideas for working with family relationships in all their permutations, this is undoubtedly it"e; - Professor Colin Feltham, Sheffield Hallam University "e;This is easy to read and has a clear layout.

Therapy with Children is a vital resource for any practitioner navigating the legal minefield of working with children and young people.

Now in its second edition, this book is established reading for any practitioner or trainee wishing to develop their own personal style of working.

Case-based knowledge forms an essential element of the evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy practice.

`This is a book that the person-centered psychotherapy community has been waiting for .

Anti-Discriminatory Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy is a groundbreaking text which identifies the ease with which individuals can be disadvantaged merely on the basis of their gender, race, culture, age, sexuality or ability.

This is an excellent, no-nonsense introduction to the field of coaching for developing practitioners.

These ten fictional short stories give students of counselling and psychotherapy a unique insight into what actually goes on in therapy.

Effective counselling is based on a strong working relationship between counsellor and client.

This second edition provides an accessible and thorough overview of the practice of CBT within mental health care.

This book is the ideal introduction to counselling and supporting children and young people.

What is counselling and how does it work?

This practical book outlines the essential principles and practices of couple counselling.

"e;I have worked in psychiatry as well as in private practice with suicidal people.

This innovative new textbook examines the critical debates around key topics in counselling and psychotherapy.

This book offers a helping hand to trainees wishing to make the transition to the next level in their counselling and psychotherapy training.

"e;This book's strengths are [Brenda Mallon's] clinical wisdom, experience and insights, and the practical, constructive, down-to-earth way in which she conveys these to her readers.

This third book in the authoritative BACP Legal Resources for Counsellors and Psychotherapists series provides a user-friendly guide to the law for all those practising and training in the counselling profession.

Are some therapies more effective than others?

The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling is a comprehensive lexicon of existential terms, their meaning and application.

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy in a Nutshell provides a concise overview of a popular therapeutic approach, starting with the ABCDE Model of Emotional Disturbance and Change.

`A thought provoking and interesting book that will be of interest to nurses and others supporting patients' - Accident and Emergency Nursing`It is a relevant and timely book that will remind therapists of the importance of the telling of client's stories as an important component of the therapeutic process.

Praise for the First Edition:`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors.

Praise for First Edition:`This book is highly recommended to a wide range of people as a clear and systematic introduction to phenomenological psychology.

Drawing on many years' experience in practice, teaching and research, Mark Rivett and Eddy Street present philosophical, sociological and empirical views of family therapy.

`I liked this book.

`Anybody with the slightest interest in brief therapy should read this book.

`In this eminently sensible, practical and thought-provoking book, Jennifer Mackewn takes gestalt light years forward towards a synthesis and integration of psychological styles and away from what she describes as "e;Perlism"e;.

`The authors have done their homework in reading and consulting with the prominent literature, especially regarding children.

Reader's comments:`Then along comes your book - lands on my desk like a gift, which I have barely put down since.

`A lucid and much-needed account of existential psychotherapy.

The Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling is a comprehensive lexicon of existential terms, their meaning and application.

In recent years solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) has emerged as the therapy of choice for many health and social care professionals.