Practical counselling and helping skills : text and activities for the lifeskills counselling model

`The new Fifth Edition shows Richard Nelson Jones at his very best: clear, concise and helpful in a practical way. I strongly recommend this text' - Windy Dryden, Professor of Counselling, Goldsmiths College, London 'A welcome update...creating a powerful and stimulating learning experience'- Pat Beardsworth, Director, Welsh Centre for Counselling Psychology, Swansea 'Richard Nelson Jones's use of lifeskills counselling provides significant added value to our services, particularly with our more difficult clients '- David Stratford, Director, Davidson & Associates, Melbourne 'An excellent practical book, packed with useful information. An ideal text for training courses' - Stephen Palmer, Centre for Stress Management, London 'This book provides a secure base from which the counsellor can practice in an empathic, effective and ethical manner' - Robert Bor, Professor of Psychology, City University, London 'A unique combination of theory, skills and practical activities in a highly informative and impressively detailed text' - Ken Fisher, Bolton Institute 'A great training book....extremely useful for a wide variety of counselling, helping and pastoral care settings' - Dr Ron Perry, Director, Institute for Counselling, Sydney, Australia 'Invaluable and interesting text and exercises for building a broad range of counselling skills' - Dr Doug Farnill, Faculty of Medicine, Sydney University, Australia This new Fifth Edition of Richard Nelson-Jones' bestselling Practical Counselling & Helping Skills presents the core skills needed to be a successful counsellor. Fully revised and updated, the text is based on the Relationship-Understanding-Changing (RUC) lifeskills counselling model. This provides a systematic approach for clients to develop specific lifeskills to change how they feel, think, communicate and act, and this book provides ways for the counsellor to facilitate this

'the new fifth Edition Shows Richard Nelson-jones At His Very Best: Clear, Concise And Helpful In A Practical Way. I Strongly Recommend This Text' - windy Dryden, Professor Of Counselling, Goldsmiths College, London

in Praise Of fourth Edition:



'a Welcome Update...creating A Powerful And Stimulating Learning Experience'- pat Beardsworth, Director, Welsh Centre For Counselling Psychology, Swansea

'richard Nelson Jones's Use Of Lifeskills Counselling Provides Significant Added Value To Our Services, Particularly With Our More Difficult Clients '- david Stratford, Director, Davidson & Associates, Melbourne

'an Excellent Practical Book, Packed With Useful Information. An Ideal Text For Training Courses' - stephen Palmer, Centre For Stress Management, London

'this Book Provides A Secure Base From Which The Counsellor Can Practice In An Empathic, Effective And Ethical Manner' - robert Bor, Professor Of Psychology, City University, London

'a Unique Combination Of Theory, Skills And Practical Activities In A Highly Informative And Impressively Detailed Text' - Ken Fisher, Bolton Institute

'a Great Training Book....extremely Useful For A Wide Variety Of Counselling, Helping And Pastoral Care Settings' - dr Ron Perry, Director, Institute For Counselling, Sydney, Australia

'invaluable And Interesting Text And Exercises For Building A Broad Range Of Counselling Skills' - dr Doug Farnill, Faculty Of Medicine, Sydney University, Australia

this New fifth Edition ofrichard Nelson-jones' Bestselling practical Counselling & Helping Skills Presents The Core Skills Needed To Be A Successful Counsellor.

fully Revised And Updated, The Text Is Based On The Relationship-understanding-changing (ruc) Lifeskills Counselling Model. This Provides A Systematic Approach For Clients To Develop Specific Lifeskills To Change How They Feel, Think, Communicate And Act, And This Book Provides Ways For The Counsellor To Facilitate This Change.

practical Counselling & Helping Skills Guides The Reader Through The Three Different Stages Of The Ruc Model - 'relating', 'understanding' And 'changing'.

areas Covered Include:

} How To Listen To, And Understand, The Client And Their Problem

} The Assessment Of Feelings, Reactions And Communications

} Intervention

} Ethical Issues.

the Book Is Packed With Case Studies And Practical Examples For The Trainee Counsellor, And The 'activities' Within Each Chapter Enable The Student To Put Theory Into Practice. This Text Will Be Invaluable To All Those Undertaking Counselling Training For The First Time In A Variety Of Different Settings.

`The new Fifth Edition shows Richard Nelson-Jones at his very best: clear, concise and helpful in a practical way. I strongly recommend this text'- Windy Dryden, Professor of Counselling, Goldsmiths College, London In praise of Fourth Edition:'A welcome update...creating a powerful and stimulating learning experience'- Pat Beardsworth, Director, Welsh Centre for Counselling Psychology, Swansea'Richard Nelson Jones's use of lifeskills counselling provides significant added value to our services, particularly with our more difficult clients'- David Stratford, Director, Davidson & Associates, Melbourne'An excellent practical book, packed with useful information. An ideal text for training courses'- Stephen Palmer, Centre for Stress Management, London'This book provides a secure base from which the counsellor can practice in an empathic, effective and ethical manner'- Robert Bor, Professor of Psychology, City University, London'A unique combination of theory, skills and practical activities in a highly informative and impressively detailed text'- Ken Fisher, Bolton Institute'A great training book....extremely useful for a wide variety of counselling, helping and pastoral care settings'- Dr Ron Perry, Director, Institute for Counselling, Sydney, Australia'Invaluable and interesting text and exercises for building a broad range of counselling skills'- Dr Doug Farnill, Faculty of Medicine, Sydney University, Australia This new Fifth Edition of Richard Nelson-Jones'bestselling Practical Counselling & Helping Skills presents the core skills needed to be a successful counsellor. Fully revised and updated, the text is based on the Relationship-Understanding-Changing (RUC) lifeskills counselling model. This provides a systematic approach for clients to develop specific lifeskills to change how they feel, think, communicate and act, and this book provides ways for the counsellor to facilitate this change. Practical Counselling & Helping Skills guides the reader through the three different stages of the RUC model -'relating','understanding'and'changing'. Areas covered include: }how to listen to, and understand, the client and their problem } the assessment of feelings, reactions and communications } intervention }ethical issues. The book is packed with case studies and practical examples for the trainee counsellor, and the'activities'within each chapter enable the student to put theory into practice. This text will be invaluable to all those undertaking counselling training for the first time in a variety of different settings. Copyright ......Page 5 contents......Page 6 list of activities......Page 12 Part I: introduction......Page 20 1 - what is counselling and helping?......Page 22 2 - create communication skills and feelings......Page 36 3 - create mind skills......Page 46 4 - the lifeskills counselling model......Page 65 Part II: the relating stage......Page 86 5 - pre-counselling contact......Page 88 6 - listening skills......Page 99 7 - show understanding skills......Page 120 8 - start the counselling and helping process......Page 145 Part III: the understanding stage......Page 166 9 - clarify problems skills......Page 168 10 - assess feelings and physical reactions......Page 194 11 - assess thinking......Page 212 12 - assess communication and actions......Page 223 13 - agree on a shared analysis of problems......Page 229 Part IV: the changing stage......Page 242 14 - plan interventions ......Page 244 15 - deliver interventions......Page 263 16 - interventions for thinking – 1......Page 284 17 - interventions for thinking – 2......Page 309 18 - interventions for communicationand actions – 1......Page 330 19 - interventions for communicationand actions – 2......Page 348 20 - interventions for feelings......Page 365 21 - systematic desensitization......Page 385 22 - negotiate homework......Page 395 23 - conduct middle sessions......Page 400 24 - end and client self-helping......Page 412 Part V: further considerations......Page 426 25 - ethics in practice and training......Page 428 26 - diversity-sensitive counselling and helping......Page 448 27 - supervision......Page 469 28 - personal counselling and continuing professional development......Page 482 references......Page 490 name index......Page 502 subject index......Page 506 Based on the Relationship-Understanding-Changing lifeskills counselling model, this text offers a systematic approach for clients to develop specific lifeskills to change how they feel, think, communicate and act