Book Review of Ko et al.’s Fostering Responsive Therapeutic Relationships: Repositioning Microskills and Techniques in Service of Just Conversations

Abstract

Ko and colleagues’ (2023) A Practice Guide for Counsellors: Co-Creating Safe and Culturally Responsive Relational Spaces offers a diversity-grounded resource in the practice of counselling techniques and micro skills. What makes their approach unique involves how the book centres each skill in an overarching framework of building care-filled and client-centred counselling relationships. The authors integrate a dynamic approach in applying evidence-based concepts, principles, and practices grounded in cultural responsivity, social justice, and common factors. The open-source ebook includes videos, audio clips, case studies, and reflections. It is a how-to guide that leads readers from the initial stages of encountering clients through to building a multi-dimensional understanding of their lived experiences. It is easy to navigate through the expandable table of contents to contributor bios, chapters, topics within chapters, and the index. This ebook is suitable for beginning and seasoned therapists for applied practice skills and conceptual knowledge.