ISBN: 9789811005831 - counselling in india: reflections on the process (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume provides acritical and reflexive view into the counselling profession in India.Counselling and psychotherapy are emergent fields in India; there is inadequatesynergy between theory and practice at present, as psychotherapy andcounselling practice in the field have not sufficiently informed research, andvice versa. While research on counselling, the counselling process andtraining, and development of counsellors is extremely vital for the growth ofthe profession, practitioners seldom feel the need to wear the lens of theresearcher.Drawing upon primaryresearch on counsellors and psychotherapists in different parts of India, thisvolume bridges this gap and discusses the personal and professional journeys ofcounsellors at various stages of their career, which in turn facilitatesfurther research on counselling in India. The chapters discuss practical issueslike the challenges faced by novice counsellors, which contribute to feelingsof inadequacy and incompetence; synergy between the personal and professionallives of counsellors and the effect of the counselling process on the self;elements that go into training and how counselling education could bepositioned and developed; the use of creative arts in therapy;and therole of school counsellors and the process of negotiating boundaries amongvarious stakeholders in the school system. The volume also examines ethical dilemmas in the field, which have wider policyramifications.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 226 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.