Sinopsis

This major new handbook presents comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of counselling within an organizational context, concentrating on the interface between the individual client, the counsellor employed by the organization and the organization itself. Emphasis is placed throughout on the practical applications and implications of counselling within an organizational framework, with a special section devoted to research issues. The authors, all of whom are experienced in this arena, provide a through and detailed examination of the key areas and concerns of the field, including: - Models of counselling in organizations. - Assessing the organization for counselling provision. - Introducing counselling into the organization. - How the organization can impact on the counselling process. - Understanding and working with the organization as a counsellor. - Training and supervising counsellors working with organizations. Practical and accessible, with a solid academic foundation, Handbook of Counselling in Organizations will be an essential resource for students, faculty and those training to be counsellors in organizations, and for practising counsellors who are working or wanting to work in an organizational setting.