This authoritative overview of the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy offers a uniquely concise and systematic framework for understanding and comparing different models of working. Bringing together the philosophical and practical elements of a wide range of psychological therapies, Stephen Joseph examines the assumptions and values that underpin different understandings of mental distress and the various approaches to psychological assessment and treatment.

He sets his discussion in the context of the contemporary drive towards evidence-based practice. In particular, he:


Format Häftad Omfång 200 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Utgivningsdatum 2010-03-19 ISBN 9780230576377