Basic Personal Counselling (BPC) is the market-leading text addressing units in Counselling and Community Services qualifications – both robust disciplines in the vocational market. The text is an easy-to-read introduction to counselling skills for both professional and volunteer counsellors, and workers in the helping professions. This ninth edition of Basic Personal Counselling includes new content on self-care, the use of technology in counselling, provides a scaffolded and integrated approach to counselling skills and is accompanied by a grid aligning to competencies. Instructor resources include NEW intermediate mapping grid, updated case database and revised PowerPoints and Test Banks.