The Practice of Counselling in Primary Care

Professor Robert Bor trained in the UK, South Africa and the USA. He is a Chartered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist as well as a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is a UKCP Registered Family Therapist, having completed his specialist training at the Tavistock Clinic, London and a clinical member of the Institute of Family Therapy, London. He has a special interest in developing psychological support services for those affected by chronic or acute medical conditions, and especially those with cancer. He has published more than 150 articles and chapters in peer-review publications as well as 20 books on the psychological impact of illness and serves on the editorial board of numerous international journals. He is also the Consulting Psychologist to several leading schools in London including St Pauls School, The Royal Ballet School and JFS. He is an active member of the International Psycho-Oncology Society, consults to Chai Cancer Care in London and he is a Churchill Fellow.

Foreword - Graham Curtis Jenkins Introduction - Robert Bor and Damian McCann Setting Up a Counselling Service - Carole A Trowbridge A Biopsychosocial Approach to Counselling in Primary Care - John Davy Doctors, Counsellors and Their Patients - Susan Hopkins and Mary O'Callaghan Intraphysic and Interpersonal Issues Deeper Issues in Collaboration - Gilly Pembroke Avoiding Pitfalls and Managing Internal Boundaries Managing Referrals - Teresa Schaefer, Jenny Chesshryre and Susan Kendal Managing Patient Flow - Carole Waskett Waiting and Absences Confidentiality in a Team Setting - Carole Waskett Doing Therapy Briefly in Primary Care - Christine Parrott Theoretical Concepts Doing Therapy Briefly in Primary Care - Christine Parrott Clinical Applications The Competent Patient - Sheila Gill Counselling and the Use of Psychotropic Medication - Jo Sexton Training in Counselling in Primary Health Care - Gilly Pembroke Supervision in Primary Care Counselling - Damian McCann Evaluating Counselling in Primary Health Care - Peter du Plessis and Robert Bor

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