Neuroscience for counsellors [electronic resource] : practical applications for counsellors, therapists and mental health practitioners / Rachal Zara Wilson.
By: Wilson, Rachal Zara [author.]
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Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014Description: 288 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780857008947 (e-book).Subject(s): Neurosciences | Mental health counseling | Health and Wellbeing | Social counselling & advice services | Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology | Mental health services | Neurosciences | Psychotherapy | Psychotherapy: counsellingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: View this item online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849054881Summary: This is a resource for counsellors and therapists looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients' needs. Each chapter focuses on different discoveries in neuroscience, explains them in plain English and provides guidance on how to put this knowledge to practical use in the therapy room. This is an invaluable resource for counsellors and therapists looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients' needs. Each chapter focuses on different discoveries in neuroscience, explains them in plain English and provides guidance on how to put this knowledge to practical use in the therapy room. It covers specific psychological and neurological diagnoses including bipolar affective disorder, eating disorders and ADHD, as well as other more general issues such as attachment and addiction. The book also contains recommendations backed by evidence from neuroscience for optimum mental health involving nutrition, sleep and exercise, and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Presenting the practical applications of neuroscience, this book will be of immeasurable use to counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, and also of interest to social workers and mental health practitioners.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a resource for counsellors and therapists looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients' needs. Each chapter focuses on different discoveries in neuroscience, explains them in plain English and provides guidance on how to put this knowledge to practical use in the therapy room. This is an invaluable resource for counsellors and therapists looking to reinvigorate their practice and enhance their understanding of clients' needs. Each chapter focuses on different discoveries in neuroscience, explains them in plain English and provides guidance on how to put this knowledge to practical use in the therapy room. It covers specific psychological and neurological diagnoses including bipolar affective disorder, eating disorders and ADHD, as well as other more general issues such as attachment and addiction. The book also contains recommendations backed by evidence from neuroscience for optimum mental health involving nutrition, sleep and exercise, and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Presenting the practical applications of neuroscience, this book will be of immeasurable use to counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, and also of interest to social workers and mental health practitioners.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849054881
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
