TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,Mick ED - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. TI - Essential research findings in counselling and psychotherapy : : the facts are friendly SN - 9781847870421 AV - RC480 .C657 2008 U1 - 616.8914 CO.E 2008 23 PY - 2008/// CY - London : PB - SAGE, KW - Counseling KW - Psychotherapy N1 - Published in association with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy; Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-227) and indexes; Introduction: the challenge of research -- The outcomes of counselling and psychotherapy -- Does orientation matter? The great psychotherapy debate --- Client factors: the heart and soul of therapeutic change -- Therapist factors: who works for what? -- Relational factors: it's the relationship that heals ... or is it? -- Technique and practice factors: is it what you do or the way that you do it? -- Conclusion N2 - This title sets out in a jargon-free way a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field of counselling and psychotherapy ER -