The skilled helper : a client-centred approach /
US authors: Gerard Egan, Robert J. Reese ; adapter: Helen Nicholas.
- 4th edition. EMEA edition
- xv, 407 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Laying the Foundations 1. Successful Helping ??? An Introduction 2. The Helping Relationship Part II: The Therapeutic Dialogue: Communication and Relationship-Building Skills 3. Empathic Presence and Responding ??? Building a Mutual Understanding 4. The Art of Probing and Summarising 5. Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives to New Behaviour 6. Helper Self-Challenge and Overcoming Client Resistance Part III: The Skilled Helper Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping 7. An Introduction to the Problem-Solving and Problem-Management Process 8. Stage I: Helping Clients Explore their Concerns and Tell their Stories 9. Stage II: Helping Clients Design Problem-Managing Outcomes and Set Goals 10. Stage III: Planning the Way Forward 11. How to Implement and Make it all Happen Part IV: Exercises to Assist in Becoming a Skilled Helper, and Extract from a Counselling Conversation 12. Counselling Skills Exercises 13. Extract from a Counselling Conversation
Gerard Egan and Robert Reese’s bestselling text has taught thousands of students using a proven counselling model which equips them to become confident and competent helpers. Now in its fourth edition and containing all the recent research, the text uses a practical three stage step-by-step process to engage helpers and build their confidence. Users will learn how to tackle a wide variety of complex situations they’ll likely encounter throughout their work. The Skilled Helper integrates the most relevant aspects of different theoretical orientations (humanistic, cognitive, behavioural and solution-focused) into a pragmatic approach to helping." -- Provide by Publisher