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IN THE MEDIA - OLDER ADULTS

‘Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care: A Support Guide’ offers an innovative person-centred psychological model for an advanced senior population, a service delivery analysis considering the effects of ageism, a chapter on self-care for the clinician, an empowering second person voice for the case studies and an engaging text that is academically sound but easy to read.

Industry/ Editorial Reviews and Awards for CPOPC

2021, March, Australasian Journal on Ageing (official and published review), "Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care is written for counsellors, psychologists and social workers as a guide to working effectively with people living in residential care and alongside those employed to care for them...This book is written from the heart but at the same time presents academically sound support for the need for counselling and psychotherapy with older people...The stories shared about transitions from ‘despair’ to ‘hope and resolution’ will give students and those new to the field of working with older people a sense of optimism."

2020 January, Australasian Journal on Ageing, "This book is well written and supported throughout with appropriate references from evidence-based literature... It inspires the reader to understand the importance of providing services to this population." And, "[The book] does an excellent job of describing the key issues with working with the oldest-old in nursing homes."

2020 nominee for the 2019 Australasian Journal on Ageing Book Award :)

2019 August, Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, "An excellent resource, a great contribution to the field and a helpful professional support guide for counsellors and psychotherapists and carers... it seamlessly and lovingly describes the possibilities for creating magic for older people in care." (click for full review)

2019 February, winter edition, Contemporary Psychotherapy (UK), "This book could scarely be more timely... [it is a] thoroughly researched as well as being an accessible and engaging read... I recommend it to all therapists..." (click for full review)

2018 December, Therapy Today, British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), "A comprehensive guide to working in this complex, specialist field that takes a deeply respectful, collaborative and empowering approach..." (click for full review)

2018 April, International Association of Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC), "You will enjoy this book..." by Dr Woodruff (click for full review)

Consumer reviews for CPOPC

On Amazon Australia e.g., "I found Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care immensely helpful. I work with people in residential aged care facilities as a provisional psychologist and thankfully Felicity's book provided the guidance that university did not! I have recommended it to ALL of my intern colleagues as an essential support guide and would welcome it as prescribed text for the course that I did." by SuperSue.

On Goodreads e.g., "The fact that the book is intended to be person centered and not based on a medical model, calling for the re-evaluating of how we work with the elderly, was like a breath of fresh air… As a trained psychotherapist I would recommend this book to any person working in aged care." by Anna

On Amazon America e.g., "Small but powerful," by P. Kay.