Making the Most of Counselling & Psychotherapy Placements [Paperback]

Struggling to secure the right counselling or psychotherapy placement for you?

 

Unsure of how to deal with complex challenges or how to make sure you get the most out of your placement?

 

Then you have come to the right place! Packed full of hints and tips, advice, checklists and points for reflection, this practical guide will provide you with those all important answers, and more.

 

Key content includes:

 

- History and background of the placement

- How to get the most out of the placement

- Wider professional and ethical considerations

- The placement search, completing the application and tips for the interview

- Managing placement relationships

- Planning for the Future

 

This one stop shop will provide counselling and psychotherapy trainees with everything they need to know to secure and survive their practice placement.

Packed full of practical hints and tips, advice, checklists and points for reflection, this practical guide will provide your students with everything they need to know to get the most out of their counselling and psychotherapy placements; from securing the right placement for them, to dealing with complex challenges that might arise during the placement.

The book offers invaluable advice on how to locate a placement and, more importantly, what kinds of issues trainees should be considering as they embark upon clinical placements. I particularly enjoyed the sections on personal readiness, which invites trainees to fully consider the many different way(s) in which engaging with a clinical placement will draw upon their time, finances, ethics, work/life balance and emotional resourcelÇ