Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The book professionalizes counselling through the scientific application of appropriate knowledge and skills at various stages of the counselling process. With an aim to equip 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 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 trainings to have a holistic assessment in terms of emotions, cognition, motivation, and behaviour; - Presents extensive material that train the students in skills to provide emotional relief to the client; help the client change from self-defeating negative thoughts to a promising positive thinking, enhance the 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"-- Provided by publisher.

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