Becoming a Helper - Softcover

Corey, Marianne Schneider; Corey, Gerald

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ISBN 10: 0534092829 ISBN 13: 9780534092825

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 1989

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Emphasizing the helper's role in working with others, this text highlights the struggles, anxieties and uncertainties of helpers and defines the process of becoming a helper. Beginning with a discussion of the motivation for wanting a career in the helping professions, the authors encourage readers to examine their personal motives and needs for helping, and challenge them to be honest in assessing what they will get from their work. This book should be of interest to students considering careers in the helping professions.

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"This is an excellent introductory text to the helping professions. It provides detailed information on the many theoretical and practical topics and issues confronting the helping professional."

About the Author:

Gerald Corey is Professor Emeritus of Human Services and Counseling at California State University at Fullerton. He received his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California. He is a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; and a National Certified Counselor. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17, Counseling Psychology; and Division 49, Group Psychotherapy); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Both Jerry and Marianne Corey received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2011, and both also received the Eminent Career Award from ASGW in 2001. Dr. Jerry Corey was given the Outstanding Professor of the Year Award from California State University at Fullerton in 1991. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling and ethics in counseling. He is the author or coauthor of 15 textbooks in counseling currently in print, along with more than 60 journal articles and book chapters.

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