Effective Helping Interviewing and Counseling Techniques

by Okun, Barbara F.; Kantrowitz, Ricki E.

• ISBN13: 9780495006251
• ISBN10: 0495006254
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-03
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Gain the skills and strategies you need to be an effective and empathic helper with EFFECTIVE HELPING: INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, Seventh Edition. Today's helpers must have a wider, more diverse range of knowledge and skills than ever before--to succeed you must understand culturally diverse human behavior and development, the process of change, the power of contemporary forces, and you must know the best theories and methods of helping and communicating. EFFECTIVE HELPING: INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, Seventh Edition is the clear, applied, and respected book that will help you master the practical skills of interviewing and relationship building. This is a book that helps prepare you for the reality of what it's like to be a helper, and it's a resource you'll want to hold onto throughout your studies and well into your career.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Helping Relationship

Communication Skills

Stage 1: Building Relationships and Establishing Goals

Helping Theory

Current Theoretical Perspectives

Introduction to Strategies

Stage 2: Applying Strategies

Crisis Theory and Intervention

Issues Affecting Helping

Observer's Guide to Rating Communication Skills

Sample Psychotherapy Policies

Sample Client Information Sheet

What Is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

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