Extending Horizons in Helping and Caring Therapies: Beyond the Liminal in the Healing Encounter

This book explores how healing encounters can advance practice and innovation in professional interpersonal relationships, offering insights into individual, cultural, and community meanings. It is divided into parts on personal and professional identity, culture and personal context, practice research, and clinical practice, with case-study examples and research investigations. It emphasizes the relational richness that informs professional interpersonal encounters in the support of mental health and wellbeing and will be valuable to counsellors, psychotherapists, and related mental health professionals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 27 November 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking new book delves into the transformative power of healing encounters in advancing the boundaries of practice and driving innovation in professional interpersonal relationships. A distinguished panel of experts explores innovative approaches to understanding individual, cultural, and community meanings, offering fresh perspectives on human existence and clarifying the complexities of our present and increasingly uncertain future.

The book is organized into four comprehensive parts: Personal and Professional Identity, Culture and Personal Context, Practice Research, and Clinical Practice. Each chapter presents thought-provoking discussions on key contemporary issues, enriched by personal and clinical practice case-study examples and findings from cutting-edge research investigations. This contribution to the existing literature on theory and practice further enhances our understanding of the field.

What sets this book apart is its commitment to bringing forth alternative practice perspectives that go beyond protocol-driven therapy and focus on the relational richness inherent in professional interpersonal encounters. By highlighting the importance of empathy, trust, and meaningful connection, the book offers valuable insights for counsellors, psychotherapists, and related mental health professionals seeking to enhance their client care and support mental health and well-being.

Whether you are a training counsellor or a seasoned practitioner, this book will be an invaluable resource. It provides a wealth of knowledge, practical strategies, and case studies that will deepen your understanding of the healing potential within professional relationships and inspire you to embrace new approaches that promote positive change and well-being.

Weight: 398g
Dimension: 217 x 164 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138387461