O'Hara, Denis <br/><br/>
Hope in counselling and psychotherapy 
Denis O'Hara 
 - Los Angeles:  SAGE Publications  2013 
 - xi, 192 p.  
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index. 
<br/><br/>Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Understanding the nature of hope -- 1.Introducing hope -- 2.Theoretical perspectives on hope -- 3.The emergence of hope in the literature of the helping professions -- 4.How different theories of counselling and psychotherapy encourage hope -- 5.Despair and anxiety as loss of hope -- Section 2 The practice of hope -- 6.The therapist's hope -- 7.Hope in therapy: practical strategies -- 8.Hope for those with severe and enduring psychological challenges -- Section 3 The research-informed practitioner -- 9.Research, theory, and practice -- 10.Hope measures and psychotherapy research -- 11.Conclusion. 
<br/><br/> Keeping theory firmly grounded in real-life practice, coupled with insights and tools for developing practitioner research and reflexivity, this practical book explores the nature of hope and how it can be defined as a central dimension of healing and personal growth. -- Source other than Library of Congress. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781446201695 (hbk.) 9781446201701 (pbk.) 1446201694 (hbk.) 1446201708 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012949196 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PSYCHOTHERAPY<br/>HOPE<br/>COUNSELING<br/>EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC 480.5 Oha