Client Assessment.
| Author/creator | Palmer, Stephen, 1949- Editor |
| Other author | McMahon, Gladeana Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : SAGE Publications, Limited Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated [Distributor] |
| Description | 208 p. ill 07.800 x 05.080 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Professional Skills for Counselors Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation `This chunky little book is packed with interesting approaches to the currently fashionable area of client assessment.... This is a book for any counsellor or counsellor trainee's shelf, a necessary reference for the sound professional' -<i> <b>Counselling News</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>`The comprehensive series of essays... is a timely contribution.... This book is about being professional and effective... a valuable multimodal life inventory for use with clients is provided' - <b><i>Counselling, The Journal of The British Association for Counselling</p> <p></b></i></p> <p></p> <p>What information will help you assess the therapeutic needs of a client? Could you identify a suicidal client? How can you tell whether or not you are working with appropriate clients? Answering these and other questions, this book sheds light on a crucial, but often neglected, area of counselling. The authors provide clear guidelines, backed up by practice points, which clarify the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of clients.</p> <p></p> <p>The book adopts a broad approach, transcending specific counselling theories and covering the main issues involved at key stages in the client/counsellor relationship - from the initial contact, through monitoring of the therapeutic programme, to ending the counselling process. Areas examined include: assessing the best type of therapy for each client; identifying the client's therapeutic goals; history taking; referral; and evaluating goal achievement.</p> <p></p> <p>Gladeanna McMahon is presenter of<b> </b>the ITV programme <b>Dial A Mum. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780803975033 |
| ISBN | 0803975031 (Perfect) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780803975033 |
| Stock number | 2626 00325166 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |