1. Setting the Scene. What do I mean by counselling? Help for whom? Who are the helpers? The plan of the book -- 2. Family Adaptation to Disease. Effects of disease and disability. Understanding adaptation: a framework. The crisis of diagnosis. Specific areas of change and problems -- 3. Helping: Aims, Relationship and Process. Aims of helping. The partnership model. The expert model: a contrast. The process of helping -- 4. Initiation and Exploration. Fundamental attitudes. Basic skills. The first meeting -- 5. Helping Parents Change. Breaking bad news. Challenging skills. More general strategies: construct theory -- 6. Problem-Solving. Goal-setting. Planning action. Implementing plans. Evaluation of care. Useful strategies -- 7. Final Issues. Training. Supervision. System issues. Referral. Evaluation
Analysis
Families counselling
Families Counselling
Families counselling
Notes
Bibliography: p127-129. - Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index
