Essential reading for student fledgling and experienced counsellors alike Mark Edwards Nurturing PotentialBeautifully written and well researched and full of us... » 

Essential reading for student fledgling and experienced counsellors alike Mark Edwards Nurturing PotentialBeautifully written and well researched and full of useful structured exercisefor therapists and clients this is a combination of psychology textbook andcounselling handbook theoretical a yet practical Healthcare Counsellingand Psychotherapy JournalCounselling and the Life Course introduces counsellors to the concept of thelife course as a multidimensional and multidisciplinary framework for thinkingabout clients lives within and beyond the counselling setting. It aims to givecounsellors an understanding of human development and how it impactspractically upon their work with clients.The book engages with the tension between on the one hand recognizing age andlife stage as important dimensions of difference and on the other avoidingthe pitfalls of age stereotyping and ageist discrimination. At the same timeCounselling and the Life Course shows how the concept of the life course can beused as a framework for considering the commonalities between different lifestages. This provides a focus for counsellors of how to draw on their existingskills and expertise when working with clients of a different age and lifestage to those with whom they generally meet. The impact of both counsellor andclient age on the counselling relationship is also considered.The book includes an Activity Trail of structured exercises in order toencourage reflection on the concepts discussed and their relevance to clientsthe readers themselves and their counselling practice. «