Main description:

Counselling psychologists can play a fundamental and inspiring role in people's lives. Their aim is to address a range of psychological and emotional issues, helping people to live more skilful, effective, and meaningful lives. But how do you qualify, and what is being a counselling psychologist really like?

How to Become a Counselling Psychologist is the first book to provide a clear, practical guide to the pathway to qualifying as a counselling psychologist. Written by an experienced practitioner, and incorporating testimonials from trainees, trainers, and qualified counselling psychologists, it explains every step of the journey, including advice on a suitable degree course, making the most of a training placement, how to prepare for the job interview, and the challenges of making the transition from training to qualification.

Written for anyone from current students to those interested in a change of career, How to Become a Counselling Psychologist is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in this rich and varied branch of psychology.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction (Series Editor David Murphy)

Chapter 2: What does a counselling psychologist do?

Chapter 3: The next step: equipping yourself for professional training

Chapter 4: Becoming a trainee

Chapter 5: Starting out

Chapter 6: Career possibilities

Appendix: useful information

Bibliography