Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors (Professional Skills for Counsellors Series) [Paperback]

Brian Daines (Author), Linda Gask (Author), Tim P Usherwood (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0803975074 | ISBN-13: 978-0803975071 | Publication Date: February 10, 1997 | Edition: 1st

`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors... readable, lucid and free of jargon. The issues addressed include referral and assessment, ongoing counselling and supervision, medical conditions and their treatment, psychiatric conditions and their treatment, and ethical and legal issues... it raises awareness of some important issues to consider when working with clients with medical and psychiatric conditions' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Counsellors often encounter situations where clients' medical or psychiatric conditions - and their treatment - affect the assessment of, or work with, clients. This comprehensive overview highlights key concerns

Editorial Reviews

Review

`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors... readable, lucid and free of jargon. The issues addressed include referral and assessment, ongoing counselling and supervision, medical conditions and their treatment, psychiatric conditions and their treatment, and ethical and legal issues... it raises awareness of some important issues to consider when working with clients with medical and psychiatric conditions' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

`Such a broad focus for a small book... and how efficiently covered! [It] is relevant and thought-provoking all the way... This book raises the [medical and psychiatric] issues and makes constructive suggestions for resolution of them... Boxes of helpful checklists... pop up at relevant points throughout the text for handy reference... for practising counsellors and those in the latter part of training, it can certainly be regarded as essential reading' - Counselling News

About the Author

Brian Daines works primarily in independent practice. He is also Clinical Tutor in Psychosexual Medicine at the University of Sheffield and a college counsellor. Linda Gask is Professor of Primary Care Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and an honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Salford. Amanda Howe is Professor of Primary Care at the Institute of Health, University of East Anglia. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd; 1st edition (February 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803975074
• ISBN-13: 978-0803975071
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,034,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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