The First Helping Interview - Engaging the Client and Building Trust

This highly practical guide for both experienced and novice professionals and students reveals the steps involved in the crucial first meeting with a client. The authors approach the task of an initial interview by providing an overview of the therapeutic process and what to expect from clients. The book also explores the practical basics of therapy - counsellor-client roles, physical settings, communication dynamics, assessment and diagnosis, record-keeping, goals and contracts and trust-building. Individual chapters discuss specialist topics such as working with couples and families, the role of culture and ethnicity, when and how to refer clients with serious problems, and legal and ethical issues.

Table des matières

Introduction
On Writing about the First Helping Interview
What Makes Therapy Happen?
Who Are Our Clients?
Getting Started
Getting to Know the Client
Communication Dynamics of the Helping Interview
On Rules, Goals and Contracts
Trust
Special Issues in Working with Couples and Families
Working with Clients Who Are Different
Serious Problems
When and How to Refer
Legal and Ethical Issues in the First Interview
Afterthoughts

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sara F. Fine, Fine Sara F., Paul H. Glasser, Glasser Paul H.
• Edition: O'Reilly
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 17.09.1996
• EAN: 9780803971400
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7140-0
• Pages: 205
• Poids: 420 g
• Thèmes: Sage Human Services Guides; Sage Human Services Guides
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Psychologie, ésotérique, spiritualité, anthroposophie > Psychologie appliquée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Psychologie > Psychanalyse; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Recherche en structures sociales; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Social counselling and advice services, Counseling Skills;Clinical Psychology;Social Work Practice