Counselling older clients - Orbach, Ann (Sage, 2003)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index
Age affirmative practice -- Counsellors, clients and settings -- Theory and practice -- Time-limited or open-ended : beginning and ending -- The use and value of stories -- Obstacles to change : avoidance, resistance and other factors -- Working with difference -- Relationships and withdrawal -- Loss : retirement, bereavement and diminishment -- Facing death -- How do we evaluate counselling? -- Some useful exercises
Psychotherapist Ann Orbach presents a text for practicing and student counselors on working with older clients. She discusses how humans continue to develop as individuals throughout their life, and can benefit from the growth and change possible through counseling even in old age