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Challenging Blank Minds and Sticky Moments in Counselling: A Revised Edition is a hugely pragmatic text that draws on humour and experience texplore and help tdemystify some of the issues and dilemmas that counsellors find themselves in today Offering diverse approaches and skills thelp practitioners and trainees see through the challenging or sticky moments in conventional therapeutic practice, Janice Russell and Graham Dexter offer practical advice for moving forward Topics are presented in terms of an argument: key concerns, the underlying assumptions and beliefs about the topic; exploration of possible counsellor responses (relating potential interventions tthe assumptions and beliefs of the counsellor); and concluding with general guidelines for professional and ethical practice Well referenced and researched, this revised edition updates the discourse on many current themes with new sections including: negative consequences of counselling issues of mental health and illness professional issues warnings for practitioners theed challenges tconcepts of selfhood Challenging Blank Minds and Sticky Moments in Counselling: A Revised Edition addresses the skills and issues associated with all levels of counselling, enabling practitioners treflect on their profession, with the ultimate goal of best possible practice The text is down tearth, solidly grounded in theory, rich in practical skills and represents an engaging upper level text for trainees on a variety of courses as well as professionals
