Summary
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This major handbook covers all aspects of counselling within an organizational context, The authors provide a thorough examination of all the key areas and concerns in the field, including: models of counselling in organizations; assessing the organization for counselling provision; introducing counselling into the organization; how the organization can impact on the counselling process; understanding and working with the organization as a counsellor; evaluating counselling provision within organizations; and training and supervising counsellors working with organizations.
Introduction
Introduction
The vast literature on counselling in general has been overwhelming in its support for the ‘relationship’ as a crucial ingredient in therapeutic change (Clarkson, 1995; Orlans, 1996). Many training courses in counselling, building on this belief, have structured their curricula accordingly. Trainee counsellors are taught how to set up, maintain and terminate relationships with clients. Much of that training, whether specific or generic skills, theories from counselling and cognate subjects and personal development, revolves around helping future counsellors relate in ways that help their clients change.
While it is right that such relationships be at the heart of both counselling and counselling training, what is often missed are the values of the administrative and organizational dimensions of counselling (Carroll, 1996). Managing the counselling ...
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