Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy: The Facts are Friendly (Published in Association with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy provides trainees, students, practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field. Accessible even to those with no prior knowledge of research methods, this book sets out the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy in an entirely jargon-free way. Clearly laying out the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes, it gives suggestions for further reading, definitions of key terms, and questions for discussion.

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are Some Therapies More Effective Than Others? How Important Is The Relationship? Which Clients Do Best In Therapy?

essential Research Findings In Counselling And Psychotherapy Answers These Questions And Many More, Providing Trainees, Students, Practitioners And Researchers With A Comprehensive Introduction To The Latest Findings In The Field. Accessible Even To Those With No Prior Knowledge Of Research Methods, This Book Sets Out The Evidence For The Effectiveness Of Therapy In An Entirely Jargon-free Way. Clearly Laying Out The Factors Associated With Positive Therapeutic Outcomes, It Gives Suggestions For Further Reading, Definitions Of Key Terms, And Questions For Discussion. This Is Therefore An Ideal Text For Anybody Studying Or Training In Counseling And Psychotherapy.

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Are some therapies more effective than others? How important is the relationship? Which clients do best in therapy? Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy answers these questions and many more, providing trainees, practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field. The book sets out in a jargon-free way the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes. It gives suggestions for further reading, definitions of key terms and questions for discussion, making this an ideal text for use in training. The book is also designed for practitioners who increasingly need to justify their therapeutic work on empirical grounds. Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy gives them the knowledge and confidence to do just that. More than that, it makes research findings accessible and provides information on how to practice counselling and psychotherapy in an effective way. Dedication Contents Foreword – Michael Lambert Foreword – Laurie Clarke Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: the Challenge of Research 2 The Outcomes of Counselling and Psychotherapy 3 Does Orientation Matter? The Great Psychotherapy Debate 4 Client Factors: the Heart and Soul of Therapeutic Change 5 Therapist Factors: Who Works for What? 6 Relational Factors: it’s the Relationship that Heals ... or is it? 7 Technique and Practice Factors: is it What You Do or the Way that You Do It? 8 Conclusion Appendix: The Efficacy and Effectiveness of Different Therapeutic Orientations Glossary Research Quiz Answers References Name Index Subject Index Providing trainees, practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field, this book sets out, in a jargon-free way, the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes. This title sets out in a jargon-free way a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field of counselling and psychotherapy