Clinical Counselling in Voluntary and Community Settings

Clinical Counselling in Community and Voluntary Settings provides an overview of the development of counselling in a world of managed care, where resources are tight and professionals are stretched to their limits. Experienced contributors from a varied and diverse background cover issues including: * the place of community and voluntary organisations in society at large* the nature of counselling in voluntary and community settings* containment and holding* the nature of the client group and its affect on clinical workThis book will provide theoretical and practical advice of interest to both experienced practitioners and students considering a placement with a voluntary counselling organisation.