Review
Driven by strong compassionate principles, but never preaching, the reader should be warned; this is a book which can change your life! Pass the stone! --Dr Peter Norrie PhD, MSc, RGN, MIBiol, HND,, Principle Lecturer in Nursing, De Montfort University,Leicester
This book also addresses issues of spirituality, a subject which I am involved in researching in relation to social work training, so I found the book really interesting on that level also. --Cordelia Grimwood, Senior lecturer in Social Work at the University of East London
Caroline Brazier invites the reader to utilise their own inner wisdom in their interactions with others. Highly recommended to all who seek to develop their capacity to work effectively with others. --Stephen Paul, Co-Editor, The Therapeutic Relationship: Perspectives and Themes (2008) PCCS, Director The Centre for Psychological
Product Description
This book provides a systematic approach to developing skills. It also explores the role of the listener in different contexts and the particular issues associated with working in situations where the usual boundaries of counselling are not in place. It suggests ways of offering a caring response to others and helping them to move towards healthier ways of relating and functioning in the world. Written in an easy style which avoids jargon, the book contains exercises which the reader may use to integrate the subject matter. Activities are framed in ways which make them accessible to the reader, who is studying alone, but this book is also suitable for groups to follow, and to this purpose, some guidance is given on ways of learning and practising skills in a group.