Review of Little Guide to Counselling Practice
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[i][Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Little Guide to Counselling Practice" by John Henry.][/i] [rwc=id432778-125]4 out of 4 stars.[/rwc]Are you a student of counseling, finding your feet in counseling, or already a counselor looking for fresh ideas? I think you will find Little Guide to Counselling Practice very intriguing. Little Guide to Counselling Practice is a self-help book that aims to guide anyone involved in counseling or considering going into the field of counseling. John Henry, an Australian-registered psychologist, gives us his point of view on how counseling should be conducted depending on what case we are dealing with.
I think that this book deserves a perfect rating of 4 out of 4. The author's ability to pass his lessons in a simple and clear language, explaining technical terms in detail, convinced me that this is a quality book. Not only does the author give an in-depth analysis of counseling from his view, but he also goes straight to the point in every chapter, which makes the book concise and easy to read through. Learning a lot about diet and its effect on mental health, primarily through neurotransmitters in the brain, was also refreshing. I also like that the author reminds readers about investing time into practicing his methods, and he recommends about 10,000 hours of practice to master them. While this sounds like an obvious thing to do, I think it is easy for readers to forget, especially when they don't get it right initially.
The book follows an organized sequence starting from the most important parts of counseling — managing the counseling space and time, getting information, and building rapport with your client. It was evident to me why these parts of counseling are essential and how they can be used as a foundation for successful counseling. The author also showed how symbols could be employed in collecting client information and used illustrations to explain personalities and family dynamics, and this enhanced my understanding of the lessons the author was trying to pass across.
While there are very few personal stories included in the book, the author does very well to cover different scenarios involving resistant clients, suicidal clients, victims of sexual abuse, and even fearful clients that counselors may face in the field, and he walks us through questions to ask and conducting ourselves properly in such scenarios. These parts of the book helped me to visualize what counseling would be like when I finally commence.
I found just two punctuation errors throughout the book, and this led me to believe that the book was well-edited. There wasn't much to complain about while reading. The only thing I would change in the book is the font size of the words, as the words were smaller than I would have preferred. As I hinted earlier, I would recommend Little Guide to Counselling Practice to people interested in counseling. ****** [i]Little Guide to Counselling Practice [/i] View: [url=http://forums.onlinebookclub.org/shelves/book.php?id=432778]on Bookshelves[/url]
I think that this book deserves a perfect rating of 4 out of 4. The author's ability to pass his lessons in a simple and clear language, explaining technical terms in detail, convinced me that this is a quality book. Not only does the author give an in-depth analysis of counseling from his view, but he also goes straight to the point in every chapter, which makes the book concise and easy to read through. Learning a lot about diet and its effect on mental health, primarily through neurotransmitters in the brain, was also refreshing. I also like that the author reminds readers about investing time into practicing his methods, and he recommends about 10,000 hours of practice to master them. While this sounds like an obvious thing to do, I think it is easy for readers to forget, especially when they don't get it right initially.
The book follows an organized sequence starting from the most important parts of counseling — managing the counseling space and time, getting information, and building rapport with your client. It was evident to me why these parts of counseling are essential and how they can be used as a foundation for successful counseling. The author also showed how symbols could be employed in collecting client information and used illustrations to explain personalities and family dynamics, and this enhanced my understanding of the lessons the author was trying to pass across.
While there are very few personal stories included in the book, the author does very well to cover different scenarios involving resistant clients, suicidal clients, victims of sexual abuse, and even fearful clients that counselors may face in the field, and he walks us through questions to ask and conducting ourselves properly in such scenarios. These parts of the book helped me to visualize what counseling would be like when I finally commence.
I found just two punctuation errors throughout the book, and this led me to believe that the book was well-edited. There wasn't much to complain about while reading. The only thing I would change in the book is the font size of the words, as the words were smaller than I would have preferred. As I hinted earlier, I would recommend Little Guide to Counselling Practice to people interested in counseling. ****** [i]Little Guide to Counselling Practice [/i] View: [url=http://forums.onlinebookclub.org/shelves/book.php?id=432778]on Bookshelves[/url]
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