Becoming a Helper (with InfoTrac)

by Corey, Marianne Schneider; Corey, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780534356149
• ISBN10: 0534356141
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-22
• 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, and 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 involved in becoming an effective helper, and challenge the reader to take a candid look at the demands and strains they'll face in the helping professions and their motives for choosing a helping career.

Table of Contents

Are the Helping Professions for You?	1	(35)
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)
A Helping Career Is Not for Everyone	12	(1)
Portrait of the ``Ideal Helper''	13	(2)
Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path	15	(11)
Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Helping	26	(6)
By Way of Review	32	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	33	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	35	(1)
Getting the Most From Your Education and Training	36	(29)
Focus Questions	37	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	38	(1)
Creating Meaning in Your Education	39	(6)
Making the Most of Your Fieldwork	45	(5)
Profiting From Your Supervision	50	(12)
By Way of Review	62	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	63	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	64	(1)
Helper, Know Thyself	65	(22)
Focus Questions	66	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	67	(1)
The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper	67	(5)
Working With Your Family of Origin	72	(12)
By Way of Review	84	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	85	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	86	(1)
Understanding Life Transitions	87	(21)
Focus Questions	88	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	89	(1)
Focus on Your Life Transitions	89	(1)
A Theoretical Basis for Understanding Life Stages	90	(1)
Infancy	91	(1)
Early Childhood	92	(1)
Preschool	93	(2)
Middle Childhood	95	(1)
Adolescence	96	(2)
Early Adulthood	98	(2)
Middle Adulthood	100	(2)
Late Middle Age	102	(2)
Late Adulthood	104	(2)
By Way of Review	106	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	106	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	107	(1)
Stages in the Helping Process	108	(31)
Focus Questions	109	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	110	(1)
Orientations to Helping	110	(4)
Choosing a Theoretical Orientation	114	(3)
The Stages of Helping	117	(19)
By Way of Review	136	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	137	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	138	(1)
Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers	139	(26)
Focus Questions	140	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	141	(1)
Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears	141	(1)
Transference and Countertransference	142	(9)
Dealing With Difficult Clients	151	(12)
By Way of Review	163	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	163	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	164	(1)
Values and the Helping Relationship	165	(24)
Focus Questions	166	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	167	(1)
The Role of Values in Helping	167	(2)
Exposing Values Versus Imposing Them	169	(2)
Value Conflicts With Clients	171	(14)
By Way of Review	185	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	185	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	187	(2)
Cultural Diversity in the Helping Professions	189	(25)
Focus Questions	190	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	191	(1)
Self-Assessment: Cultural Diversity and Gender Equity	192	(1)
A Multicultural Perspective on Helping	192	(5)
Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision	197	(7)
Effective Multicultural Helpers	204	(7)
By Way of Review	211	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	212	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	213	(1)
Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers	214	(38)
Focus Questions	215	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	216	(1)
Inventory of Ethical Issues	216	(1)
Ethical Decision Making	217	(9)
Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer	226	(3)
Informed Consent	229	(2)
Confidentiality and Privacy	231	(8)
Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment	239	(4)
Malpractice in the Helping Professions	243	(3)
A Word of Caution	246	(1)
By Way of Review	247	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	248	(3)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	251	(1)
Managing Boundary Issues	252	(26)
Focus Questions	253	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	254	(1)
Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries	254	(1)
Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries	255	(6)
Combining Professional and Personal Relationships	261	(5)
Dealing With Sexual Attractions	266	(4)
Sexual Relationships With Current Clients	270	(1)
Sexual Relationships With Former Clients	271	(2)
Dual Relationships With Supervisors or Teachers	273	(1)
By Way of Review	274	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	275	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	276	(2)
Working in the Community	278	(22)
Focus Questions	279	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	280	(1)
The Scope of the Community Approach	281	(1)
Multiple Roles of Community Workers	281	(4)
The Community Approach to Helping	285	(8)
Crisis Intervention in the Community	293	(4)
By Way of Review	297	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	298	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	299	(1)
Understanding Special Populations	300	(22)
Focus Questions	301	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	302	(1)
Aids: A Contemporary Crisis	302	(8)
Understanding People With Disabilities	310	(4)
Understanding the Special Needs of the Elderly	314	(4)
How to Work With Other Special Populations	318	(1)
By Way of Review	319	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	319	(2)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	321	(1)
Working With Groups and Families	322	(21)
Focus Questions	323	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	324	(1)
Group Work as the Treatment of Choice	324	(1)
The Value of Group Work	325	(5)
The Ethical and Professional Group Leader	330	(2)
Developing Skills as a Group Leader	332	(1)
Groups for Various Populations	333	(2)
Working With Co-Leaders	335	(1)
Working With Families	336	(4)
By Way of Review	340	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	341	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	342	(1)
Stress and Burnout	343	(21)
Focus Questions	344	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	345	(1)
Sources of Stress for Helpers	346	(1)
Stress in an Agency Environment	347	(6)
Understanding Stress and Burnout	353	(5)
The Experience of Burnout	358	(1)
The Impaired Professional	359	(2)
By Way of Review	361	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	362	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	363	(1)
Take Care of Yourself	364	(21)
Focus Questions	365	(1)
Aim of the Chapter	366	(1)
Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management	366	(6)
Time Management as a Strategy for Coping With Stress	372	(3)
Monitor Yourself to Prevent Burnout	375	(6)
By Way of Review	381	(1)
What Will You Do Now?	382	(1)
Concluding Comments	383	(1)
InfoTrac College Edition Resources	384	(1)
References and Reading List	385	(12)
Name Index	397	(4)
Subject Index	401