An introduction to helping skills : counselling, coaching and mentoring / Jane Westergaard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westergaard, Jane, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling--Study and teaching.

Counseling.

Psychotherapy--Study and teaching.

Psychotherapy.

Helping behavior--Study and teaching.

Helping behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.

Summary:

An Introduction to Helping Skills: Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring provides a full introduction to the theory and skills needed to work across the range of helping professions. Readers will be introduced to the three core approaches of counselling, coaching and mentoring, and shown how they work across a variety of settings, including therapy, teaching, social work and nursing. Part 1 takes readers through the theory, approaches and skills needed for helping work, and includes chapters on: . The differences and similarities of counselling, coaching and mentoring . Foundational and advanced skills for effective helping . Supervision and reflective practice . Ethical helping and working with diversity Part 2 shows how helping skills look in practice, in a variety of different helping professions. 10 specially-written case studies show you the intricacies of different settings and client groups, including work in schools, hospitals, telephone helplines and probation programs. Whether a trainee in counselling, coaching or mentoring, or a professional working with helping relationships, this book will help develop the skills and knowledge to work effectively across the helping professions.

Contents:

AN INTRODUCTION TO HELPING SKILLS- FRONT COVER

AN INTRODUCTION TO HELPING SKILLS

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK: DEFINING THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP

PART I- THEORY, APPROACHES AND SKILLS

CHAPTER 1- HELPING ROLES AND PROFESSIONS: DEFINING THE TERMS

CHAPTER 2- A HELPING MODEL: COUNSELLING, COACHING AND MENTORING

CHAPTER 3- FOUNDATION SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE HELPING

CHAPTER 4- ADVANCED SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE HELPING

CHAPTER 5- SKILLS IN CONTEXT

CHAPTER 6- THE REFLECTIVE AND REFLEXIVE HELPER

CHAPTER 7- THE ETHICAL DIMENSION OF HELPING

CHAPTER 8- WORKING WITH DIVERSITY

CHAPTER 9- SUPERVISION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HELPERS

PART II- ROLES IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS

CASE STUDY 1- 'ANNIE', CONTRIBUTED BY A LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT IN A MAINSTREAM SECONDARY SCHOOL

CASE STUDY 2- 'MAGGIE', CONTRIBUTED BY A LIFE-COACH IN PRIVATE PRACTICE

CASE STUDY 3- 'CALLER', CONTRIBUTED BY A TELEPHONE HELPLINE COUNSELLOR

CASE STUDY 4- 'DIANE', CONTRIBUTED BY AN NHS COMMUNITY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL WORKER

CASE STUDY 5- 'KANE', CONTRIBUTED BY A TEACHER IN A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

CASE STUDY 6- 'LETCHME', CONTRIBUTED BY A REGISTERED MANAGER OF A CHILDREN'S HOME

CASE STUDY 7- 'AMY', CONTRIBUTED BY A COUNSELLOR AND COACH THERAPIST IN PRIVATE PRACTICE

CASE STUDY 8- 'JOE', CONTRIBUTED BY A TRAINEE PROBATION OFFICER

CASE STUDY 9- 'MEGAN', CONTRIBUTED BY A CARE MANAGER ASSISTANT

CASE STUDY 10- 'KANTA', CONTRIBUTED BY A SURGICAL NURSE SPECIALIST

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473984059

147398405X

9781473988071

1473988071

9781473987319

1473987318

OCLC:

1105622416