Helping skills and strategies - SKOVHOLT; Rivers, David A (Denver: : Love Pub., 2007)
The skills and techniques in this resource lead students step-to-step in learning effectibve helping skills. Hypothetical therapy dialogues demonstrate how students can use the skills in each chapter in a wide array of clinical situations. The helping process involves learning about the needs of the clients and setting goals and actions to achieve results. The text shows ways to explore clients concerns, avoid mistakes, ask question, understand feelings, and work for positive change. Cultural diversity and ways to become a culturally skilled helper are included. The characteristics of culturally skilled helpers are presented along with appropriate intervention strategies.
Keywords: Counseling; Helping behavior