Counselling Adolescents: The Proactive Approach for Young People

This is the definitive guide to counselling adolescents. Now in its fourth edition, this bestseller has introduced thousands of trainees and practitioners to the theory, principals, skills and techniques of proactively counselling this client group.

What's new to this edition?

• Coverage of models of mental health/illness
• More on attachment theories
• Further explanation and a new preface focused on the proactive approach
• A new chapter on mindfulness
• More online resources added to companion website including additional videos and links to key ethical guidelines.

With over 4 hours of online resources, this multi-disciplinary book uses case studies and examples to demonstrate how a diversity of needs requires a diversity of approaches and skills through a variety of settings. It is essential reading for trainees and practitioners in counselling, social work, the allied health professions and education.

Table of Contents

Part I: Understanding the young person

1. The nature of adolescence
2. The influence of childhood experiences
3. Young people's environments
4. The development of mental health problems

Part II: Proactive counselling for young people

5. Making counselling relevant for young people

6. The proactive process for counselling young people

7. Foundations of the proactive approach

8. Making use of adolescent communication processes

9. Useful counselling micro-skills

10. Promoting change in young people

11. Maintaining a collaborative relationship

Part III: Counselling strategies

12. Symbolic strategies

13. Creative strategies

14. Behavioural and cognitive behavioural strategies

15. Psycho-educational strategies

16. The use of technology when counselling young people

Part IV: Proactive counselling in practice

17. Professional and ethical issues

18. Case studies

"This clearly written comprehensive book is a must for those people choosing to counsel young people. The engaging writing style makes it a pleasure to read. The book is full of creative ideas and strategies to use, whilst also embedding the approach in theory."
- Hilary McNair, Kent Adult Education, Hilderstone College