Psychology Counselling and Therapeutic Practices

Contents: Preface. 1. Psychotherapy and counseling. 2. Essentials of counseling skills. 3. Counselling and therapeutic practices. 4. Types of therapeutic practices. 5. Ethics in psychotherapy and counseling. 6. Understanding mental fitness. Bibliography. Index.

This work on psychotherapies dwells on the essentials of counselling, counselling skills and therapeutic practices. There is detailed discussion on types of therapeutic practices. Counselling techniques and therapeutic practices aim at curing of mental disorders of seven kind. Their other goals include remedy, development and growth, so that sufferers may attain their functional abilities to the fullest. The role of counsellor carries great responsibility. He has to be very patient with the client to listen carefully and sympathetically his problems. The client-counsellor relationship goes a longway in curing the suffering. The present volume reflects the ability and experience of the editor in deft handling of such a complex subject. This will serve as an important reference tool for psychotherapists, counsellors, teachers and students.