Ideal for anyone embarking on or considering a career in the helping professions, BECOMING A HELPER, International Edition provides an overview of the stages of the helping process while teaching students the skills and knowledge they need to become successful helping professionals. Drawing on their years of experience, Corey and Corey focus on the struggles, anxieties, and uncertainties students often encounter on the road to becoming effective helpers. In addition, the text emphasizes self-reflection on a number of professional issues and challenges readers to examine their motives for choosing a helping career. Finally, the authors help students decide if a career in the helping professions is right for them by asking them to take a candid look at the demands and strains they'll face in the helping professions. INDICE: 1. Are the Helping Professions for You? 2. Knowing Your Values. 3.Helper, Know Thyself. 4. Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers. 5. The HelpingProcess. 6. Theory Applied to Practice. 7. Understanding Diversity. 8. Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers. 9. Managing Boundary Issues. 10. Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision. 11. Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care. 12. Working With Groups. 13. Working in the Community. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-495-81277-7
- Editorial: Wadsworth
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 696
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés