Theoretical concepts
Beliefs about health and counselling
Adapting psychotherapeutic practice to the health care context
Models of consultation and collaboration
Counselling objectives in health care
Exploring and defining problems in counselling
The structure of the counselling session
Specialist skills
Promoting coping and resilience in the patient
Reframing and creating balance in patient beliefs
Working with the family in mind
Application of cognitive behavioural therapy to health care settings
Issues and challenges
Dealing with confidentiality and secrets in the course of counselling
Giving information and breaking bad news
Counselling for loss, terminal care, and bereavement
Counselling the "worried-well' and patients with health anxieties
When progress in counselling seems elusive
Counselling for the prevention of ill health
Work stress and staff support.
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Counselling in health care settings : a handbook for practitioners. ISBN 9780230549425. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
