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Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy: Competition and Collaboration »

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Authors: Jean Clark
ISBN-13: 9780415237246, ISBN-10: 0415237246
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: May 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Jean Clark

Book Synopsis

There are far more qualified counsellors and therapists than there are salaried posts, so many recently qualified practitioners face the challenges of working freelance. Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy is an excellent guide on surviving and flourishing in a highly challenging field. Written by practitioners with extensive experience of the practical and emotional aspects of working independently, it covers the range of issues and choices which confront newly qualified practitioners, for example:
* Regulation, registration and accreditation
* Supervision
* Financial issues in freelance therapy
* The dynamics of competition and collaboration This highly readable book provides an 'insider's' view of the field, and will be essential reading for trainers, established practitioners and newly qualified therapists alike.

Table of Contents

The Development and Growth of Freelance Counselling and Psychotherapy
The Internal Dynamics of Working Freelance
Starting in Private Practice
Regulation, Registration and Accreditation
Some Issues
Sorting out Supervision
The Unspoken Relationship
Financial Dynamics in Freelance Therapy
The Loneliness and Freedoms of Change
A Therapist in the Family
Personal and Professional Development
The Early Years
Experiences of Recently Qualified Counsellors
Working in Primary Care
Working with Employee Assistance Programmes
Working from Home - A Psychotherapist With Long Term Clients

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