Effective Helping: Interviewing and Counseling Techniques - Softcover

Kantrowitz, Ricki E.; Okun, Barbara F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495006254 ISBN 13: 9780495006251

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Gain the skills and strategies you need to be an effective and empathic helper with EFFECTIVE HELPING: INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, Seventh Edition. Today's helpers must have a wider, more diverse range of knowledge and skills than ever before--to succeed you must understand culturally diverse human behavior and development, the process of change, the power of contemporary forces, and you must know the best theories and methods of helping and communicating. EFFECTIVE HELPING: INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, Seventh Edition is the clear, applied, and respected book that will help you master the practical skills of interviewing and relationship building. This is a book that helps prepare you for the reality of what it's like to be a helper, and it's a resource you'll want to hold onto throughout your studies and well into your career.

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Product Description

Title: Effective Helping <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Okun, Barbara F. <>Publisher: Cengage Learning

Review

1. Introduction. 2. The Helping Relationship. 3. Communication Skills. 4. Stage 1: Building Relationships and Establishing Goals. 5. Helping Theory. 6. Current Theoretical Perspectives. 7. Introduction to Strategies. 8. Stage 2: Applying Strategies. 9. Crisis Theory and Intervention. 10. Issues Affecting Helping. Appendix A. Observer's Guide to Rating Communication Skills. Appendix B. Sample Psychotherapy Policies. Appendix C. Sample Client Information Sheet. Appendix D. What Is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495006254
• ISBN 13: 9780495006251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368