Reflective writing in counselling and psychotherapy

This book provides a straightforward route into the essentials of keeping a personal development portfolio or reflective journal for all counselling and psychotherapy trainees, whether they are approaching the topic from a psychodynamic, person-centred or CBT perspective

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wright, Jeannie (Author), Bolton, Gillie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Preparing for the journey: what this book is and how to use it
  • 2. Why take the journey? The rationale for personal and professional journal keeping
  • 3. Preparing for the adventure: essential theory
  • 4. Starting out: how to write reflectively
  • 5. Writing to identify prejudice: culture, assumptions and stereotypes
  • 6. With company or travelling alone? Writing with others, whether in writing groups, online or to an imagined audience
  • 7. Writing the past: autobiographical memories
  • 8. Here and now: writing the present: focuses on current experiences and relationships, both personal and professional
  • 9. Looking back to look forward: writing the future: focuses on using imagination to envisage the future
  • 10. Getting stuck: how to deal with blocks, overcoming obstacles and general difficulties: how to develop hope and resilience
  • 11. Supervision, reflexive and reflective writing: reflective practice is one of the cornerstones of professional therapeutic relationships
  • 12. Assessment: signposts for assessing personal development writing
  • 13. Arrivals and continuing the journey: reflective writing for CPD; essential questions