Learning the art of helping : building blocks and techniques / Mark E. Young, University of Central Florida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Mark E., author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Merrill counseling series

The Merrill counseling series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

xvii, 359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

NY, NY : Pearson, [2017]

Summary:

Learning the art of helping: building blocks and techniques, 6th edition, emphasizes the techniques and skills necessary to be effective in the art of helping, from basic building blocks to advanced therapeutic techniques. The text is practical, innovative, and focused on the relationship between helper and client. The author incorporates the latest research on effective treatments, while offering an integrative perspective. The author's conversational tone is appealing to students, yet the book is carefully referenced for instructors. The goal is to make beginning helpers become "reflective practitioners." "Stop and Reflect" sections, exercises, homework, class discussion topics, and Journal Starters support this approach. The sixth edition includes new sections highlighting issues of culture in research, challenges related to gender differences, and helping skills specific to children.

Contents:

Helping as a personal journey

The therapeutic relationship

Invitational skills

Reflecting skills : paraphrasing

Reflecting skills : reflecting feelings

Advanced reflecting skills : reflecting meaning and summarizing

Challenging skills

Assessment and goal setting

Change techniques, Part I

Change techniques, Part II

Evaluation, reflection, and termination

Skills for helping someone who is different.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-348) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0134165780

9780134165783

OCLC:

945884921

Publisher Number:

99969660744