Counselling in General Practice

Many GPs now employ counsellors to help them with the psychological and emotional problems of their patients. The contributors to this book have wide experience of counsellor attachments and have been involved in developing and promoting GP counselling on a nation-wide scale. They explore the counsellor's role in general practice and investigate the issues involved, giving practical guidance which will be invaluable to those wishing to set up a counselling service.

Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Counselling in general practice today -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TEAM -- THE ROLE OF THE GP AS COUNSELLOR -- SHOULD COUNSELLING BE OFFERED IN PRIMARY CARE? -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 The need for counselling -- ARE THEY A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE? -- ARE SUFFERERS REALLY ILL? -- WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THESE DISORDERS? -- DO THESE PATIENTS RECOVER ANYWAY? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 What is counselling? -- WHAT IS COUNSELLING? -- TALKING CURES IN MEDICINE -- THEORIES OF COUNSELLING -- STAGES OF COUNSELLING -- THE COUNSELLING PROCESS -- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNSELLING AND THE USE OF COUNSELLING SKILLS -- THE ROLE OF THE COUNSELLOR IN THE PRIMARY CARE TEAM -- Providing support and acting as a resource for the primary care team -- Counselling patients -- The range of problems referred -- Methods used -- Length and number of sessions -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 Studies of the effectiveness of counselling in general practice -- THE NEED FOR EVALUATION -- SUBJECTIVE ACCOUNTS -- UT…