Table of Contents

Foreword - Emmy van Deurzen
The Needs of Counsellors and Psychotherapists - Ian Horton
Counselling and Psychotherapy - Colin Feltham
Differentiation or Unification
On Becoming Socially Responsible - Simon Du Plock
Self Development - Hazel Johns
Life-Long Learning?
Cultural Differences in the Therapeutic Process - Zack Eleftheriadou
The Nature and Role of Theory - Joyce Cramond
Professional Training - Alan Lidmila
Politics and Issues
Achieving and Maintaining Competence - Sue Wheeler
Clinical Supervision - Michael Carroll
Luxury or Necessity?
Reading, Writing and Research - John McLeod
Evaluating Effectiveness - John Mellor-Clark and Michael Barkham
Needs, Problems and Potential Benefits
Survival - Rowan Bayne
Spiritual Responsibility in a Secular Profession - Brian Thorne
Recognition and Professional Status - Judith Baron
Envy and Gratitude - Cassie Cooper
Attitudes to Collaboration

About the Author

Ian Horton is a Principal Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy and Course Director of the Diploma/MA in Therapeutic Counselling/Psychotherapy at the University of East London. He is an Accredited Counsellor and Fellow of the BAC. Ved Varma is now retired. He worked as an educational psychologist at the Tavistock Clinic, London. CONTRIBUTORS Judith Baron British Association of Counselling Rugby Rowan Bayne University of East London Michael Carroll Private Practice Cassie Cooper University of Westminster Joyce Cramond Private Practice Simon du Plock Regents College London Zack Eleftheriadou Private Practice Colin Feltham Hallam University Sheffield Hazel Johns University of Bristol Alan Lidmila Private Practice John McLeod Keele University Alex McGuire Private Practice Brian Thorne University of East Anglia Emmy van Deurzen Schiller University London Sue Wheeler University of Birmingham

Reviews

`This book covers a significant gap in the relatively spare literature on the person of the counsellor... the chapters... are written in an easy and accessible style′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `This book successfully presents readers with an overall view of the major issues that concern counsellors and psychotherapists today. The book strikes a nice balance between theoretical and practical issues... [it] will undoubtedly appeal to many practitioners already working in the fields of counselling and psychotherapy... [and] those who aspire to work in the profession′ - British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review `This book... covers a wide range of topics, including complex matters such as social, cultural, intellectual and personal needs.... It is an interesting trot round some very important topics′ - Self & Society `Some very important issues are addressed by this book: cross-cultural work, supervision, literature research and evaluation′ - Counselling News