Fundamentals of the Helping Process

by Parsons, Richard D.

• ISBN13: 9781577663386
• ISBN10: 1577663381
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Table of Contents

Exercises	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Being a Helper	1	(18)
Helping: A Special Kind of Interpersonal Process and Response	3	(1)
The Nature of Effective Helping	4	(1)
Characteristics of Effective Helpers	5	(11)
What Next	16	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	17	(2)
Helping: First and Foremost a Relationship	19	(14)
The Helping Relationship---Necessary and Sufficient?	20	(1)
The Components and Sequence of Helping	20	(12)
What Next	32	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	32	(1)
From Here to There: Moving through the Helping Process	33	(14)
Stage I: Coming Together---Building a Helping Alliance	35	(5)
Stage II: Exploring Together---Reconnaissance	40	(1)
Stage III: Acting Together---Intervention	41	(1)
What Next	42	(3)
References and Recommended Readings	45	(2)
Connecting: The Skills of Listening and Understanding	47	(14)
Obstacles to Listening	48	(3)
Learning to Listen	51	(2)
Becoming an Active-Empathic Listener	53	(5)
What Next	58	(2)
References and Recommended Readings	60	(1)
Exploration	61	(16)
A Systematic View of Exploration	61	(2)
Exploring through the Use of Observational Skills	63	(5)
Exploring through the Art of Questioning	68	(4)
Exploration as an Initial Assessment	72	(1)
What Next	73	(3)
References and Recommended Readings	76	(1)
Focusing: Moving the Helpee toward Clarification	77	(14)
Clarification	77	(2)
Summarization	79	(3)
Confrontation	82	(2)
Interpretation	84	(5)
What Next	89	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	90	(1)
From Problem to Goals	91	(16)
Helping as a Goal-Oriented Process	91	(2)
Defining the Nature and Scope of the Problem	93	(5)
Setting Priorities and Finding a Place to Start	98	(4)
Moving from Problem Identification to Goal Specification	102	(2)
What Next	104	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	105	(2)
Pathfinding: A Process of Strategy Development	107	(10)
A Practical, Problem-Solving Approach to Pathfinding	107	(1)
Techniques Used in Pathfinding	108	(5)
What Next	113	(3)
References and Recommended Readings	116	(1)
Call to Action	117	(14)
Roadblocks	117	(9)
Recognizing Facilitating and Inhibiting Forces	126	(1)
What Next	127	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	128	(3)
Evaluation and Termination	131	(12)
Evaluation	132	(4)
Preparing for Termination	136	(1)
Termination	137	(4)
Follow-up	141	(1)
What Next	141	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	142	(1)
Special Concerns for Helpers	143	(14)
Transference/Countertransference	143	(5)
Burnout	148	(5)
What Next	153	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	154	(3)
Crisis Intervention	157	(14)
The Nature of Crisis Intervention	158	(1)
A Model of Crisis Intervention	159	(6)
Suicide: A Crisis Needing Intervention	165	(4)
What Next	169	(1)
References and Recommendations	170	(1)
Theories and Models	171	(10)
The Need for Models and Theories	171	(1)
A Great Array of Models	172	(6)
Technical Eclecticism: An Alternative Approach	178	(1)
What Next	179	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	180	(1)
The How and Why of Referral	181	(10)
Knowing When to Refer	181	(4)
Available Resources	185	(2)
Making a Referral	187	(1)
What Next	188	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	189	(2)
Helping: Opportunities and Responsibilities	191	(6)
The Need for Guidelines	191	(1)
Professional Standards as Guidelines	192	(2)
Incorporating Guidelines	194	(1)
What Next	195	(1)
References and Recommended Readings	195	(2)
Appendix: Major Professional Organizations	197	(2)
Index	199