First Steps in Counselling by Pete Sanders
This book is for students on basic introduction to counselling courses from around 20 to 100 hours duration. In his highly acclaimed accessible style, Sanders covers all relevant areas of training at this level - theory, personal development and building helping skills. Intended as a support for tutors and a companion for course participants, the text emphasises personal development and good practice, and can be used with confidence as a focus for training or a supplement to it. It is one of the most popular books on counselling in the UK, with many thousands of students choosing it each year.