Clinical Counselling in Voluntary and Community Settings

Download or read book Clinical Counselling in Voluntary and Community Settings written by Quentin Stimpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical Counselling in Community and Voluntary Settings provides an overview of the development of counselling in a world of managed care, where resources are tight and professionals are stretched to their limits. Experienced contributors from a varied and diverse background cover issues including: * the place of community and voluntary organisations in society at large * the nature of counselling in voluntary and community settings * containment and holding * the nature of the client group and its affect on clinical work This book will provide theoretical and practical advice of interest to both experienced practitioners and students considering a placement with a voluntary counselling organisation.