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Ideal for anyone embarking on or considering a career in human services, counseling, psychology, social work, or any of the other helping professions, this book provides an overview of the stages of the helping process, as well as the skills and knowledge required to be a successful helping professional. Drawing on their years of experience, the Coreys focus on the struggles, anxieties, and uncertainties one encounters on the road to becoming an effective helper. The book emphasizes self-reflection on a number of professional issues and challenges the reader to examine their motives for choosing a helping career, and takes a candid look at the demands and strains they'll face in the helping professions.

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• Chapter 1 Are the Helping Professions for You?(p. 1)
• Focus Questions(p. 2)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 3)
• Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper(p. 3)
• Our Own Beginnings as Helpers(p. 8)
• Is a Helping Career for You?(p. 12)
• Portrait of the "Ideal Helper"(p. 13)
• Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path(p. 15)
• Overview of Some of the Helping Professions(p. 17)
• Factors to Consider in Choosing Your Career Path(p. 23)
• Suggestions for Creating Your Professional Journey(p. 26)
• Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Helping(p. 27)
• By Way of Review(p. 34)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 35)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 37)
• Chapter 2 Getting the Most From Your Education and Training(p. 38)
• Focus Questions(p. 39)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 40)
• Creating Meaning in Your Education(p. 41)
• Making the Most of Your Fieldwork(p. 45)
• Profiting From Your Supervision(p. 50)
• By Way of Review(p. 61)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 62)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 63)
• Chapter 3 Helper, Know Thyself(p. 64)
• Focus Questions(p. 65)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 66)
• The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper(p. 67)
• Working With Your Family of Origin(p. 72)
• Understanding Life Transitions(p. 85)
• By Way of Review(p. 94)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 95)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 96)
• Chapter 4 Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers(p. 98)
• Focus Questions(p. 99)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 100)
• Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears(p. 100)
• Transference and Countertransference(p. 101)
• Dealing With Difficult Clients(p. 109)
• By Way of Review(p. 121)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 121)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 122)
• Chapter 5 Theory Applied to Practice(p. 123)
• Focus Questions(p. 124)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 125)
• Theory as a Roadmap(p. 125)
• Our Theoretical Orientation(p. 126)
• Psychodynamic Approaches(p. 128)
• Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches(p. 131)
• Cognitive Behavioral Approaches(p. 136)
• Family Systems Perspective(p. 143)
• An Integrative Approach to the Helping Process(p. 145)
• By Way of Review(p. 147)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 147)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 148)
• Chapter 6 The Helping Process(p. 149)
• Focus Questions(p. 150)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 151)
• Your View of the Helping Process(p. 151)
• Our Beliefs About the Helping Process(p. 154)
• Managed Care's Impact on the Helping Process(p. 155)
• The Stages of the Helping Process(p. 156)
• Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer(p. 177)
• By Way of Review(p. 179)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 180)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 181)
• Chapter 7 Understanding Diversity(p. 182)
• Focus Questions(p. 183)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 184)
• Self-Assessment: Cultural Diversity and Gender Equity(p. 184)
• A Multicultural Perspective on Helping(p. 185)
• Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision(p. 190)
• Understanding People With Disabilities(p. 200)
• Understanding Older People(p. 203)
• Effective Multicultural Helpers(p. 206)
• By Way of Review(p. 213)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 214)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 216)
• Chapter 8 Knowing Your Values(p. 218)
• Focus Questions(p. 219)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 220)
• The Role of Values in Helping(p. 220)
• Exposing Values Versus Imposing Them(p. 222)
• Value Conflicts With Clients(p. 223)
• By Way of Review(p. 240)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 241)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 243)
• Chapter 9 Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers(p. 244)
• Focus Questions(p. 245)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 246)
• Inventory of Ethical Issues(p. 246)
• Ethical Decision Making(p. 247)
• Informed Consent(p. 256)
• Confidentiality and Privacy(p. 258)
• Documentation and Keeping Records(p. 267)
• Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment(p. 269)
• Malpractice and Risk Management(p. 271)
• A Word of Caution(p. 274)
• By Way of Review(p. 275)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 276)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 278)
• Chapter 10 Managing Boundary Issues(p. 280)
• Focus Questions(p. 281)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 282)
• Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries(p. 282)
• Multiple Relationships and the Codes of Ethics(p. 283)
• The Dual and Multiple Relationship Controversy(p. 285)
• Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries(p. 287)
• Combining Professional and Personal Relationships(p. 290)
• Dealing With Sexual Attractions(p. 296)
• Sexual Relationships With Current Clients(p. 299)
• Sexual Relationships With Former Clients(p. 300)
• Dual Relationships With Supervisors and Educators(p. 301)
• By Way of Review(p. 302)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 303)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 304)
• Chapter 11 Working in the Community(p. 306)
• Focus Questions(p. 307)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 308)
• The Scope of the Community Approach(p. 309)
• Multiple Roles of Community Workers(p. 310)
• The Community Approach to Helping(p. 312)
• Mobilizing Community Resources(p. 319)
• Social Activism and Making a Difference(p. 321)
• Crisis Intervention in the Community(p. 322)
• By Way of Review(p. 326)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 327)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 328)
• Chapter 12 Working With Groups(p. 329)
• Focus Questions(p. 330)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 331)
• Group Work as the Treatment of Choice(p. 331)
• The Value of Group Work(p. 332)
• The Various Types of Groups(p. 334)
• Getting the Most From a Group Experience(p. 336)
• The Stages of a Group and Tasks of Group Leaders(p. 338)
• Developing Skills as a Group Leader(p. 341)
• The Ethical and Professional Group Leader(p. 343)
• Working With Co-Leaders(p. 345)
• By Way of Review(p. 347)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 347)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 348)
• Chapter 13 Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care(p. 349)
• Focus Questions(p. 350)
• Aim of the Chapter(p. 351)
• Individual Sources of Stress for Helpers(p. 351)
• Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management(p. 352)
• Environmental Sources of Stress for Helpers(p. 357)
• Stress in an Agency Environment(p. 358)
• Understanding Stress and Burnout(p. 362)
• The Impaired Professional(p. 368)
• Monitor Yourself to Prevent Burnout(p. 369)
• Ways of Staying Alive Personally and Professionally(p. 372)
• By Way of Review(p. 375)
• What Will You Do Now?(p. 376)
• Concluding Comments(p. 378)
• InfoTrac College Edition Resources(p. 379)
• References(p. 381)
• Author Index(p. 399)
• Subject Index(p. 403)