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Becoming a Helper

Author(s): Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey

ISBN: 9789355737892

8th Edition

Copyright: 2021

India Release: 2023

₹1195

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 464

Trim Size: 254x203mm

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Corey and Corey's BECOMING A HELPER, Eighth Edition, is a must read! Drawing from years of experience in the classroom and in real-world practice, the authors focus on the struggles, anxieties and uncertainties students often encounter on the road to becoming effective helpers. The book provides an overview of the stages of the helping process as it equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to become a successful helping professional. Emphasizing self-reflection, the authors give you a candid insider's look at the demands, strains and challenges of the field -- helping you determine if a helping professions career is the right choice for you.

  • Reflecting current, real-world practice, the authors' insightful discussions illuminate the reality of what it is like to be a helper, while detailed self-assessments and inventories designed to encourage the self-reflection process help students investigate their motives and aptitude for becoming helpers.
  • The text's comprehensive coverage of modern practice includes information on skills, stages of helping, managing boundaries and working with the community and groups.
  • Case examples and vignettes drawn from the authors' own professional experiences bring chapter concepts to life and get readers personally involved, while chapter reviews, focus questions, inventories and exercises help students to reflect on and apply what they've learned.

1. Are the Helping Professions for You?

2. Helper, Know Thyself.

3. Knowing Your Values.

4. Understanding Diversity.

5. Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers.

6. The Helping Process.

7. Theory Applied to Practice.

8. Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers.

9. Managing Boundary Issues.

10. Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision.

11. Working With Groups.

12. Working in the Community.

13. Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care.

14. Managing Crisis: Personally and Professionally.

 

Gerald Corey

Gerald Corey, Ed.D., A.B.P.P., is professor emeritus of human services and counseling at California State University at Fullerton.

 

Marianne Schneider Corey

Marianne Schneider Corey is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California and a National Certified Counselor. She received her master's degree in marriage, family and child counseling from Chapman College.

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