The Counseling Skills Practice Manual

David R. Hutchinson prepares both undergraduate and graduate students for careers in psychology and counseling. His areas of special focus are group work, addictions, and grieving. A former Peace Corps volunteer, David's priorities include travel and maintaining an international perspective in his life and work. He has trained counselors in Grenada and established sister school relationships between five schools in Vermont and Grenada. In Vermont, David continues his emphasis on intensive, process-oriented coursework with long weekend retreats at an off-campus lodge near Caspian Lake in the woods of the Northeast Kingdom. In 2006, David was honored with the Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award. He holds positions on the boards of the New England School of Addiction Studies and Northwest Counseling and Support Services in Franklin County, Vermont. He received his doctoral degree from State University of New York, Buffalo.

Preface 1. Getting Started: Using Your Natural Interest and Curiosity About People 2. Giving and Receiving Feedback 3. Getting Started With a New Client: Nonverbal Behavior 4. Using Questions to Engage and Fact-Find 5. Using Reflections for Engagement and for the Exploration of Feeling 6. Using Little Tools With Big Effect: Silence and Simple Prompts 7. Hunches, Challenges, and the Use of Paradox 8. Making It Personal: Affirming and Promoting Immediacy 9. Ethical and Cultural Issues 10. Dealing With Crisis 11. Working With a Reluctant Client 12. Putting It All Together: Using Natural and Learned Skills About the Author