Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scene / Sheelagh Strawbridge -- Routes into the profession of counselling, couselling psychology and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom / Tony Ward -- The trainee experience / Susan Maise Strauss -- Student top tips / Tami Avis, Fran Smith, Genevieve Solomou and Ingrid Sorhus -- Getting the most out of personal therapy / Mark Donati and Charles Legg -- Effective essay writing / Frances Mielewczyk -- How to write a client case study / John Davy -- How to write a process report / Christine Parrott -- Planning and preparing your research study / Don Rawson -- Producing and presenting your research report / Don Rawson -- Guidelines for professional practice / Tim Bond -- Research, practice and reflection / Margaret Oakes -- The clinical placement in therapy training / Victoria E. Galbraith -- Handling and processing a referral / Mary Creaner.

Developing skills in formulation / Sarah Corrie and David A. Lane -- The first session with a new client : five stages / Robert Bor, Sara Chaudry and (the late) Riva Miller -- Asessing a client's mental state / Yvette Lewis -- Psychopharmacology : a primer / Diane Hammersley, Jo Sexton and Charles Legg -- Written communication and counselling / Peter Du Plessis and Fiona Hirst -- Supervision : making it work for you / Damian McCann -- What do I do if ...? Questions commonly asked by trainees / Malcolm C. Cross and Linda Papadopoulos -- Preparing for a job after professional registration / Elaine Kasket -- Working with diversity : enhancing practice and challenging oppression / Martin Milton -- The reflective practitioner : some personal reflections / Mary Watts -- Setting the scene for continuing professional development (CPD) and life-long learning / Barbara Hannigan -- The use of social media, technology and online therapy / Anne Stokes -- Looking to the future / Sheelagh Strawbridge.