Clinical Counselling in Medical Settings

Counseling is offered more and more frequently in conjunction with traditional medical model treatment, yet can still attract both suspicion and exaggerated expectations from other professionals working in healthcare settings.
Clinical Counselling in Medical Settings offers an honest examination of the possibilities and limitations of counseling in a range of surroundings and patient groups, showing how each setting has unique features that influence the therapeutic process. Settings as diverse as a rehabilitation center, a pain relief clinic, and a hospice, come under scrutiny, and the important issue of the counselor's role with an inter-disciplinary team is dealt with.