Choices: Interviewing and Counselling Skills for Canadians, 9th edition

Published by Pearson Canada (15 February 2025) © 2026

  • Bob Shebib Douglas College
5-year accessISBN-13: 9780135976845 | Published 2026Expires: 01 Aug 2031

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In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More support. Get AI help with personalized summaries, instant explanations, and quick translations.
  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More interactive. Learn through audio, video, and practice.
  • More memorable. Study better with notes, highlights, and flashcards.

Title overview

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.

Table of contents

  1. Professional Identity: Ethics, Values, and Self-Awareness
  2. Cultural Intelligence
  3. The Process, Skills, and Pitfalls of Counselling
  4. Relationship: The Foundation for Change
  5. Listening & Responding: The Basis for Understanding
  6. Asking Questions: The Search for Meaning
  7. Empathic Connections
  8. Supporting Empowerment and Change
  9. Engaging with Hard-to-Reach Clients
  10. Health and Substance Misuse
  11. Neuroscience and Counselling

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