Choices : Interviewing and Counselling Skills for Canadians

Choices remains a trusted and widely used textbook for professional training programs such as social work, criminology, nursing, child and youth care, addictions, and psychology. It is also widely utilized as a resource by professionals and volunteers in other areas where interviewing and counselling skills are essential.

A long-standing best-seller in Canada, Choices is both a comprehensive textbook and a practical reference guide for students and practitioners. The ninth edition includes realistic case studies, expanded content on trauma, and updated material on neurodiversity. Throughout the book, specialized skills and knowledge for counselling seniors, youth and the 2SLGBTQI+ community are presented. Choices offers a unique blend of best-practice theory, proven skills, realistic practical examples. Sample interviews, case studies, and thought-provoking self-awareness exercises are used to illustrate and promote skill development.

By incorporating neuroscience concepts, Choices provides counsellors with valuable insights into the biological foundations of mental health and behaviour. This knowledge supports more informed, empathetic, and effective interventions, aligning theory with the latest scientific advancements in the field..

Although grounded in the Canadian ethical and cultural framework, the content of the ninth edition is designed to appeal to a global audience, making it an indispensable resource for professionals worldwide.

Choices has found a home in a wide variety of professional training programs in social work, criminology, nursing, child and youth care, addictions, and psychology as well as training for professionals and volunteers in other professions whose work involves interviewing and counselling.

A continuing best seller in Canada, Choices is designed as a textbook and practice reference guide for students and practitioners that combines theory, practice examples with sample interviews, and challenging self-awareness exercises in a comprehensive yet readable format. The book includes illustrative practice examples and challenging exercises that promote skill development, conceptual understanding, and self-awareness. Throughout the book, I have included neuroscience concepts that have particular relevance for counsellors. Although framed in the Canadian ethical and cultural context, the content of the book is designed to appeal to a broad international audience of professionals.