What You Really Need to Know about Counselling and Psychotherapy Training

Name: What You Really Need to Know about Counselling and Psychotherapy Training
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415813334
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An essential guide

By Cathy McQuaid

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What You Really Need to Know about Counselling and Psychotherapy Training by Cathy McQuaid offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to the journey of becoming a counsellor or psychotherapist. It explores why individuals choose this path, how to select suitable courses, and the challenges encountered throughout training. The book covers entry requirements, course content, training relationships, group dynamics, and expected outcomes. It encourages reflection on personal, professional, and educational needs, making it an essential resource for prospective trainees and those involved in training programmes.
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This book is ideal for anyone considering training as a counsellor or psychotherapist, as well as trainers and course providers seeking insight into student experiences and course design.

McQuaid provides an in-depth but accessible guide to understanding individual motivations for wanting to undertake training and to choosing a course.

Description

Becoming a counsellor or psychotherapist is a transformative and life-changing experience. Some trainees manage this process well, while others struggle to come to terms with the personal impact of their training.

In What You Really Need to Know about Counselling and Psychotherapy Training, Cathy McQuaid provides an in-depth but accessible guide to the processes of understanding individual motivations for wanting to undertake training and choosing the most appropriate course. Backed by extensive research, the book explains the training process from beginning to end, covering topics including:

Entry requirements, course curriculum and terms and conditions of training;
The training relationship and group process;
The challenges of training;
The outcomes of counselling and psychotherapy training.

McQuaid leads the reader through the process of choosing a course, working with the course leader and with a group of peers, and considering potential employment prospects upon completion.

Prompting the reader to consider their own personal, professional and educational needs within the framework of training, this is essential reading for anyone thinking of training as a counsellor or psychotherapist and for trainers and training course providers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415813334

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 12 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 212

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Cathy McQuaid Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction

About the Author

Cathy McQuaid is a UKCP registered transactional analysis psychotherapist and integrative psychotherapist in private practice. She is an EATA accredited trainer and supervisor and has a passion for training, training standards and research. She is also a freelance trainer and external examiner for a number of counselling and psychotherapy training organizations and higher education establishments.