Moira Walker asserts that women live in a society that exerts powerful pressures upon them. She argues that when women present for counselling it is essential to understand and acknowledge the interactions between their inner and outer worlds. In this way political, societal and historical frameworks, as well as individual dynamics, must be appreciated if women's difficulties are not to be trivialized. The use of clinical material not only demonstrates the value of such an approach, but also provides a framework in which to describe the counselling process.

Women in Therapy and Counselling: Out of the Shadows

Politics & Social Sciences

Walker, Moira

Politics & Government

Open Univ Pr

<p>In this text - which starts with Peta's own story - the reader has the chance to see six different therapists at work, drawing on the same initial material from the one real client. The similarities and differences between therapies and therapists are highlighted. At the end, the reader is able to share Peta's experience of the process and decide with her which therapist she might choose.</p>

Peta - A Feminist's Problem with Men (Rethinking Reading)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Walker, Lawrie

Psychology & Counseling

Open University Press

This book explores key areas of working with adult survivors of childhood abuse that in the author?s experience as a practitioner, trainer, and supervisor are frequent concerns of those working in this field. Areas covered include an exploration of theoretical approaches and their relevance, definitions of abuse, ethical issues and questions, the impact of abuse on the child and on the adult survivor, the effects of working in this field on the worker and how to respond to these. Some of the specific areas covered relate to self harm, the recovery of memories, dissociative responses, the dynamics of the therapeutic relationship and many more. Throughout the book it is recognised that the questions covered are frequently contentious and arouse strong feelings. Every attempt is made to provide a measured, careful and thorough response based on many years? experience in this area. The book is aimed at all those in the care professions and voluntary sector who work with abuse survivors. It is written accessibly and with the recognition that this important and demanding area is one that increasing numbers of counsellors and therapists, social workers, nurses and many others are dealing with on a daily basis, and that working well and safely is an enormous concern to them. This book aims to be of real assistance to those people.

Abuse: Questions and Answers for Counsellors and Therapists (Questions And Answers For Counsellors And Therapists (Whurr))

Mental Health

wiley

Supervision is a prerequisite for all counsellors, and for most psychotherapists, yet until recently it has been assumed that any experienced counsellor or therapist could become a supervisor without any special expertise. But the experience of those in supervision is sometimes of inadequate or even unhelpful work by their supervisors. At the same time supervision is receiving considerable attention as a discipline in its own right, with an expanding literature on the dynamics of the supervisory couple (or the supervisory triad, since the client is a central if absent presence); more attention is also being paid to the technical skills required of the supervisor. This book addresses those issues both from the perspective of the supervisee and the supervisor, suggesting what supervisees might expect from good supervision, as well as offering guidance to supervisors on how best to use to the full the opportunities offered by a therapeutic situation which has some similarities, but also some radical differences from counselling and therapy itself.

Supervision: Questions and Answers for Counsellors and Therapists (Questions And Answers For Counsellors And Therapists (Whurr))

Jacobs,Michael

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