pt. 1. Basic issues in counselling practice. Introduction and overview -- The counsellor: Person and professional -- Ethical issues in counselling practice -- pt. 2. Theories and techniques of counselling. Psychoanalytic therapy -- Adlerian therapy -- Existential therapy -- Person-centred therapy -- Gestalt therapy -- Behaviour therapy -- Cognitive behaviour therapy -- Choice therapy / Realtiy therapy -- Feminist therapy -- Postmodern approaches -- Family systems therapy -- pt. 3. Integration and application. An integrative perspective.