The book professionalises counselling through the scientific application of appropriate knowledge and skills at various stages of the counselling process.

With the aim of equipping readers with fundamental and advanced counselling skills, this book:

• Examines a range of key skills from various theories and models of counselling to enable students and professionals to understand the underlying techniques which need to be applied from the time the client approaches the counsellor until the conclusion of the counselling process
• Sheds light on the complex psychological state of clients to discuss training for a holistic assessment in terms of emotions, cognition, motivation, and behaviour
• Presents extensive materials that train the students in skills to provide emotional relief to the client, to help the client change from self- defeating negative thoughts to promising positive thinking, enhancing motivation and self- confidence to initiate action
• Integrates discussions on case studies, live as well as hypothetical examples, traditional and contemporary theories on counselling with the art of communication

An invaluable guidebook on developing counselling skills, this volume will be of immense interest to students, researchers, teachers, professionals, and practitioners of psychology, behavioural sciences, mental health, counselling, and education.

The book professionalises counselling through the scientific application of appropriate knowledge and skills at various stages of the counselling process.

With the aim of equipping readers with fundamental and advanced counselling skills, this book:

• Examines a range of key skills from various theories and models of counselling to enable students and professionals to understand the underlying techniques which need to be applied from the time the client approaches the counsellor until the conclusion of the counselling process
• Sheds light on the complex psychological state of clients to discuss training for a holistic assessment in terms of emotions, cognition, motivation, and behaviour
• Presents extensive materials that train the students in skills to provide emotional relief to the client, to help the client change from self- defeating negative thoughts to promising positive thinking, enhancing motivation and self- confidence to initiate action
• Integrates discussions on case studies, live as well as hypothetical examples, traditional and contemporary theories on counselling with the art of communication

An invaluable guidebook on developing counselling skills, this volume will be of immense interest to students, researchers, teachers, professionals, and practitioners of psychology, behavioural sciences, mental health, counselling, and education.

The book professionalises counselling through the scientific application of appropriate knowledge and skills at various stages of the counselling process.

With the aim of equipping readers with fundamental and advanced counselling skills, this book:

• Examines a range of key skills from various theories and models of counselling to enable students and professionals to understand the underlying techniques which need to be applied from the time the client approaches the counsellor until the conclusion of the counselling process
• Sheds light on the complex psychological state of clients to discuss training for a holistic assessment in terms of emotions, cognition, motivation, and behaviour
• Presents extensive materials that train the students in skills to provide emotional relief to the client, to help the client change from self- defeating negative thoughts to promising positive thinking, enhancing motivation and self- confidence to initiate action
• Integrates discussions on case studies, live as well as hypothetical examples, traditional and contemporary theories on counselling with the art of communication

An invaluable guidebook on developing counselling skills, this volume will be of immense interest to students, researchers, teachers, professionals, and practitioners of psychology, behavioural sciences, mental health, counselling, and education.