Applied Helping Skills

Transforming Lives

Leah Brew, Jeffrey A. Kottler

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781483375694
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9781483375717
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Education Counseling
• Index: Psychology

With its practical, experiential approach, the Second Edition of Applied Helping Skills: Transforming Lives covers the basic skills and core interventions needed to begin seeing clients. By approaching therapy as an art rather than from a prescriptive diagnostic position, this text encourages readers to look at every situation differently and draw from their embedded knowledge to best serve the individuals in their care. Authors Leah Brew and Jeffrey A. Kottler weave humor and passion into their engaging prose, effectively conveying their excitement and satisfaction for doing helping work.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Foundations for Skills
• Chapter 1 The Process Revealed
• Chapter 2 Clients in NeedIndividual, Social, and Cultural Factors
• Chapter 3 Models of Helping
• Part II Skills to Use With Individuals
• Chapter 4 Skills for Building Collaborative Relationships
• Chapter 5 Skills of Assessment and Diagnosis
• Chapter 6 Exploration Skills
• Chapter 7 Promoting Understanding and Insight
• Chapter 8 Facilitating Action
• Chapter 9 Maintaining Progress and Evaluating Results
• Part III Skills to Use With Multiple Clients
• Chapter 10 Skills for Family Therapy and Other Roles for Therapists
• Chapter 11 Group Leadership Skills
• Chapter 12 Where to Go Next
• References
• Index
• About the Authors