"Research reports do not usually make for riveting reading, so I had expected this book to be rather dry. However, nothing could be further from the truth as Mick Cooper has managed to create a text that is interesting and informative as well as engaging...certainly deserves a place on every counsellor and psychotherapist's bookshelf" Therapy Today, March 2009 "Hard to put down...a superb job in drawing together such a wide body of information and synthesizing it in a manner that regular 'Joes' like me can understand." Bill Matthews, Trainer and Therapist "A great contribution to the literature." Colin Lago "A great resource for therapists and a tremendous achievement to have pullled all this often complex information together in such an accessible way." Joe Armstrong, Lecturer in Counselling, University of Abertay "A remarkable summary of findings and their implications for practice as we enter the 21st century." Prof Michael J. Lambert, Brigham Young University "A fantastic accomplishment. Mick Cooper brings together a vast amount of material in a relevant and interesting way." Prof John McLeod, Professor of Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee 'The publication of this book couldn't be more timely! Mick Cooper has a wonderful ability to write about complex things in a clear accessible way" Laurie Clark, CEO of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Are some therapies more effective than others? How important is the relationship? Which clients do best in therapy? Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy answers these questions and many more, providing trainees, practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field. The book sets out in a jargon-free way the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes. It gives suggestions for further reading, definitions of key terms and questions for discussion, making this an ideal text for use in training. The book is also designed for practitioners who increasingly need to justify their therapeutic work on empirical grounds. Essential Research Findings in Counselling and Psychotherapy gives them the knowledge and confidence to do just that. More than that, it makes research findings accessible and provides information on how to practice counselling and psychotherapy in an effective way. Watch Mick Cooper talking about this book on YouTube: To view the Part 1 - Click Here To view the Part 2 - Click Here To view the Part 3 - Click Here