Welcome to your Counselling Subject Research Guide
Watch the video to meet your Academic and Digital Library Liaison – Stephanie Fair, then have a look in the sections below to find useful and relevant resources for your course.
If you are not able to find what you are looking for please contact your Academic Digital Library Liaison, listed at the bottom of the page, who will be happy to help you with all library and subject research needs.
Key eBooks
Ebooks: Grief and Addictions
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Library Search
eCore is an essential tool for finding, via one single search box, information from the physical and online library resources available to you, including:
- Research Starters
- Library catalogue
- Ebooks
- Magazines articles
- News and newspaper articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Additional Online Resources
Journal Spotlight
Journal of Humanistic Counseling
The Journal of Humanistic Counseling explores humanistic counseling practices and experiential-developmental counseling processes, broadly conceived. We aim to disseminate contemporary humanistic scholarship and research that supports practitioner growth, training program development, and the vital promotion of inclusivity and diversity across worldviews.
This is the official journal of the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC).
Credo Reference: Articles Spotlight
Credo Reference is an excellent alternative to Wikipedia. As an encyclopaedia you can search theorists, places and key terms for summaries, definitions minds maps and overviews.
Examples of some relevant articles: :
Why not try out another search by following the link below?
Journal Spotlight
Journal of Mental Health Counseling
A professional journal covering the field of mental health counseling, from theory to research to practice. Publishes articles on current theory, therapeutic applications, original research, and professionalism.
This is the official journal of the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA).
Ebooks: Psychology and Counselling Approaches
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Podcasts
Podcasts are a good way to keep up with the latest discussions and trends related to your field of study. Here you can find relevant Podcasts, from trusted organisations and authors, for your subject area.
- Freud in Focus
- Carl Rogers
- Susie Orbach – In Therapy
- Emmy van Deurzen – Existential Me
- BF Skinner and the Superstition Pigeon
- Carl Rogers and Person-Centred Approach
- Talking Therapies: Understanding Addiction
- Understanding the Science of Addiction
- Talking Therapies: Grief and the state of disbelief
- BACP Ethical Framework, interview with Tim Bond
- Compassionate Supervision
- Counselor Self-Attunement and Emotional Awareness
Clickview
ClickView is Edinburgh College’s media player.
It contains TV & Radio programmes recorded from free-to-air channels and Audio & Video produced by staff.
For sign in guidance, please visit our
Clickview page.
Here are some relevant videos for your subject area:
Online Resources
Online Courses
A simple introduction to plagiarism and Havard referencing. New to referencing? Start here.
Support
Need support with access? Looking for something specific? Want to know more about our resources?
Contact Stephanie Fair at stephanie.fair@edinburghcollege.ac.uk