Learning the Art of Helping : Building Blocks and Techniques by Mark Young (2016, Trade Paperback)

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The author's conversational tone is appealing to students, yet the book is carefully referenced for instructors. The 6th Edition includes new sections highlighting issues of culture in research, challenges related to gender differences, and helping skills specific to children.

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PublisherPearson Education
ISBN-100134165780
ISBN-139780134165783
eBay Product ID (ePID)224119413

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLearning the Art of Helping : Building Blocks and Techniques
SubjectPsychotherapy / General, Psychotherapy / Counseling, Counseling / General
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation, Psychology
AuthorMark Young
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight22.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7.3 in

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Edition Number6
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2016-012245
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal158.3
Table Of Content1. Helping as a Personal Journey 2. The Therapeutic Relationship 3. Invitational Skills 4. Reflecting Skills: Paraphrasing 5. Reflecting Skills: Reflecting Feelings 6. Advanced Reflecting Skills: Reflecting Meaning and Summarizing 7. Challenging Skills 8. Assessment and Goal Setting 9. Change Techniques, Part I 10. Change Techniques, Part II 11. Evaluation, Reflection, and Termination 12. Skills for Helping Someone Who Is Different Glossary References Index
SynopsisStudents and beginning counselors get step-by-step guidance for developing the skills and techniques they need to effectively help their clients. This sixth edition of the best-selling Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques 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., For courses in counseling process, skills, and techniques Learn the art of helping through a practical, relationship-focused approach. The sixth edition of the best-selling Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques 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., KEY BENEFIT This sixth edition of the best-selling Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques 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. KEY TOPICS 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 MARKET Learning the Art of Helping is appropriate for courses in Counseling Process, Skills, and Techniques and Counseling Interventions, or as a refresher and hands-on resource for counselors new to their professions
LC Classification NumberBF636.6.Y68 2017

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