Becoming a Helper

by Corey, Marianne Schneider; Corey, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780534614522
• ISBN10: 0534614523
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-16
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Ideal for anyone embarking on or considering a career in human services, counseling, psychology, social work, or any of the other helping professions, this book provides an overview of the stages of the helping process, as well as the skills and knowledge required to be a successful helping professional. Drawing on their years of experience, the Coreys focus on the struggles, anxieties, and uncertainties one encounters on the road to becoming an effective helper. The book emphasizes self-reflection on a number of professional issues and challenges the reader to examine their motives for choosing a helping career, and takes a candid look at the demands and strains they'll face in the helping professions.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Are the Helping Professions for You?	1	(37)
Focus Questions	2	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	3	(1)
Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper	3	(5)
Our Own Beginnings as Helpers	8	(4)
Is a Helping Career for You?	12	(1)
Portrait of the "Ideal Helper"	13	(2)
Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path	15	(2)
Overview of Some of the Helping Professions	17	(6)
Factors to Consider in Choosing Your Career Path	23	(3)
Suggestions for Creating Your Professional Journey	26	(1)
Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Helping	27	(7)
By Way of Review	34	(1)
What WillYou Do Now?	35	(2)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	37	(1)
CHAPTER 2 Getting the Most From Your Education and Training	38	(26)
Focus Questions	39	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	40	(1)
Creating Meaning in Your Education	41	(4)
Making the Most of Your Fieldwork	45	(5)
Profiting From Your Supervision	50	(11)
By Way of Review	61	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	62	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	63	(1)
CHAPTER 3 Helper, Know Thyself	64	(34)
Focus Questions	65	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	66	(1)
The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper	67	(5)
Working With Your Family of Origin	72	(13)
Understanding Life Transitions	85	(9)
By Way of Review	94	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	95	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	96	(2)
CHAPTER 4 Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers	98	(25)
Focus Questions	99	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	100	(1)
Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears	100	(1)
Transference and Countertransference	101	(8)
Dealing With Difficult Clients	109	(12)
By Way of Review	121	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	121	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	122	(1)
CHAPTER 5 Theory Applied to Practice	123	(26)
Focus Questions	124	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	125	(1)
Theory as a Roadmap	125	(1)
Our Theoretical Orientation	126	(2)
Psychodynamic Approaches	128	(3)
Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches	131	(5)
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches	136	(7)
Family Systems Perspective	143	(2)
An Integrative Approach to the Helping Process	145	(2)
By Way of Review	147	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	147	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	148	(1)
CHAPTER 6 The Helping Process	149	(33)
Focus Questions	150	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	151	(1)
Your View of the Helping Process	151	(3)
Our Beliefs About the Helping Process	154	(1)
Managed Care's Impact on the Helping Process	155	(1)
The Stages of the Helping Process	156	(21)
Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer	177	(2)
By Way of Review	179	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	180	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	181	(1)
CHAPTER 7 Understanding Diversity	182	(36)
Focus Questions	183	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	184	(1)
Self-Assessment: Cultural Diversity and Gender Equity	184	(1)
A Multicultural Perspective on Helping	185	(5)
Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision	190	(10)
Understanding People With Disabilities	200	(3)
Understanding Older People	203	(3)
Effective Multicultural Helpers	206	(7)
By Way of Review	213	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	214	(2)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	216	(2)
CHAPTER 8 Knowing Your Values	218	(26)
Focus Questions	219	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	220	(1)
The Role of Values in Helping	220	(2)
Exposing Values Versus Imposing Them	222	(1)
Value Conflicts With Clients	223	(17)
By Way of Review	240	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	241	(2)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	243	(1)
CHAPTER 9 Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers	244	(36)
Focus Questions	245	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	246	(1)
Inventory of Ethical Issues	246	(1)
Ethical Decision Making	247	(9)
Informed Consent	256	(2)
Confidentiality and Privacy	258	(9)
Documentation and Keeping Records	267	(2)
Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment	269	(2)
Malpractice and Risk Management	271	(3)
A Word of Caution	274	(1)
By Way of Review	275	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	276	(2)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	278	(2)
CHAPTER 10 Managing Boundary Issues	280	(26)
Focus Questions	281	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	282	(1)
Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries	282	(1)
Multiple Relationships and the Codes of Ethics	283	(2)
The Dual and Multiple Relationship Controversy	285	(2)
Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries	287	(3)
Combining Professional and Personal Relationships	290	(6)
Dealing With Sexual Attractions	296	(3)
Sexual Relationships With Current Clients	299	(1)
Sexual Relationships With Former Clients	300	(1)
Dual Relationships With Supervisors and Educators	301	(1)
By Way of Review	302	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	303	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	304	(2)
CHAPTER 11 Working in the Community	306	(23)
Focus Questions	307	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	308	(1)
The Scope of the Community Approach	309	(1)
Multiple Roles of Community Workers	310	(2)
The Community Approach to Helping	312	(7)
Mobilizing Community Resources	319	(2)
Social Activism and Making a Difference	321	(1)
Crisis Intervention in the Community	322	(4)
By Way of Review	326	(1)
What WillYou Do Now?	327	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	328	(1)
CHAPTER 12 Working With Groups	329	(20)
Focus Questions	330	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	331	(1)
Group Work as the Treatment of Choice	331	(1)
The Value of Group Work	332	(2)
The Various Types of Groups	334	(2)
Getting the Most From a Group Experience	336	(2)
The Stages of a Group and Tasks of Group Leaders	338	(3)
Developing Skills as a Group Leader	341	(2)
The Ethical and Professional Group Leader	343	(2)
Working With Co-Leaders	345	(2)
By Way of Review	347	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	347	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	348	(1)
CHAPTER 13 Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care	349	(32)
Focus Questions	350	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	351	(1)
Individual Sources of Stress for Helpers	351	(1)
Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management	352	(5)
Environmental Sources of Stress for Helpers	357	(1)
Stress in an Agency Environment	358	(4)
Understanding Stress and Burnout	362	(6)
The Impaired Professional	368	(1)
Monitor Yourself to Prevent Burnout	369	(3)
Ways of Staying Alive Personally and Professionally	372	(3)
By Way of Review	375	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	376	(2)
Concluding Comments	378	(1)
InfoTrac® College Edition Resources	379	(2)
References	381	(18)
Author Index	399	(4)
Subject Index	403