Emotional well-being and mental health : a guide for counsellors and psychotherapists

Summary: Well-being is central to many different fields, from allied-health professions to politics, a diverse number of professions and disciplines seek to research, understand and promote this vital topic. As a concept at the heart of psychotherapeutic practice, it is essential that trainee and practising therapists understand the distinctive contribution to our understanding of well-being that each of these fields have made.

Record details

ISBN: 9781412931090 (pbk)
ISBN: 1412931088
ISBN: 9781412931083
ISBN: 1412931096
ISBN: 9781446289020
Physical Description: print
viii, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Los Angeles : Sage, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-195) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Mapping the territory: the philosopher's viewpoint -- living well -- 2. The health economist's viewpoint -- 3. The psychologist's viewpoint: how happy are you? -- 4. The health worker's viewpoint -- 5. The politician's viewpoint -- 6. The extravert's viewpoint -- 7. The spiritual viewpoint -- 8. The psychotherapist's viewpoint -- 9. No viewpoint -- 10. Applied well-being.