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Informationen zum Autor Anne M. Geroski, Ed.D., is Associate Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Vermont. In addition to professional journal publications, Dr. Geroski is the author of Sage publication, Skills for Helping Relationship Professionals , as well as Helping Skills for Counselors and Groups in Schools: Preparing, Leading, and Responding (co-author, currently in its second [in press] edition). She has been preparing counselors at the University of Vermont for over 20 years, with a special focus on skill development, work with youth, narrative practice, and a recent study of parenting intentions and practices. Dr. Geroski also has worked as a school and mental health counselor and consultant in a variety of settings in the U.S. and overseas. She currently lives with her partner, Kevin, in Burlington Vermont and they have four young adult children. Klappentext Written specifically for non-clinical undergraduate students, but also relevant to graduate studies in helping professions, Skills for Helping Professionals, by Anne M. Geroski focuses on helping students develop the skills they need to effectively initiate and maintain helping relationships. After exploring the literature identifying critical components of helping relationships and briefly reviewing developmental and helping theories, the text covers such topics as the helping process, self-awareness, and ethics in helping, and then focuses on specific helping skills such as listening and hearing, empathy, reflecting, paraphrasing, questioning, clarifying, exploring, and offering feedback, encouragement, and psycho-education. The final chapters focus on individuals in crisis and helping in groups. Zusammenfassung This book aims to help students understand the nature of helping relationships and the specific skills involved in initiating and maintaining a helping relationship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Helping Processes Helping Terms: Helping, Counseling, Psychotherapy, Therapy, & Advocacy Helping Relationships What we Know about Being Helpful Chapter 2: Understanding Development: Theories, Social Context, and Neuroscience The Purpose of a Theory Theories of Development Cultural and Social Factors in Development Contributions from Neuroscience Chapter 3: Helping Theories for Working with Others Case Studies Theories of Helping Psychodynamic Approaches to Helping Ethological Approaches to Helping Humanistic Approaches to Helping Behavioral and Learning Approaches to Helping Contemporary Approaches to Helping Chapter 4: Ethical Principles for Helping Relationships Definitions Ethics and Professional Practice Moral Principles for Helpers Key Ethical Concepts for Helping Professionals Ethical Decision-Making Chapter 5: Self-Awareness, Cultural Awareness, and Helper Competence Helper Self-Awareness Personalization Issues, Vicarious Trauma and Burnout Emotional Self-Regulation Assumptions, Values and Beliefs Cultural Competence Chapter 6: Setting the Stage for Helping Getting Started The Helping "Contract" Assessment Determining the Helpee's Investment in Change Goal Setting Action Plans & Expectations Helper Positioning Chapter 7: Listening and Basic Responding Skills in Helping Conversations Listening and Basic Responding Skills Empathy Reflections Paraphrases The Purpose of Reflections and Paraphrases Questions Broaching Conversations Chapter 8: Skills for Promoting Change Informing/Psycho-education Decision-Making and Problem Solving Confrontation Feedback Immediacy Deconstructing Conversations Motivating Change Advocacy Chapter 9: Helping People in Crisis Natural or Hum...
