Main description:

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

Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. The Helping Relationship.
3. Communication Skills.
4. Stage 1: Building Relationships and Establishing Goals.
5. Helping Theory.
6. Current Theoretical Perspectives.
7. Introduction to Strategies.
8. Stage 2: Applying Strategies.
9. Crisis Theory and Intervention.
10. Issues Affecting Helping.
Appendix A. Observer's Guide to Rating Communication Skills.
Appendix B. Sample Psychotherapy Policies.
Appendix C. Sample Client Information Sheet.
Appendix D. What Is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?