Synopses & Reviews
This is a unique hands-on guide that helps students understand the helping relationship from a human service perspective. This goal of this text is to offer students a thorough understanding of the attitudes, techniques and skills, and major treatment issues that are unique to the helping relationship of the human service professional.
Review
"Scope, scale and breadth are far superior and comprehensive...its comprehensive nature is larger/more grand than any two books I may/already use."
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-221) and index.
About the Author
Edward S. Neukrug is the former Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling and currently Professor of Counseling and Human Services at Old Dominion University, Dr. Edward S. Neukrug has taught counselor education and human services for over thirty years. In addition, he has worked as a substance abuse counselor, a counselor at a crisis center, an outpatient therapist at a mental health center, an associate school psychologist, a school counselor, and as a private practice psychologist and licensed professional counselor. Dr. Neukrug has written dozens of articles and chapters in books, has authored eight books, and was the editor of THE SAGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEORY IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY. Books he has written include: EXPERIENCING THE WORLD OF THE COUNSELOR: A WORKBOOK FOR COUNSELOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS (4th Edition); COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE; SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS; and ESSENTIALS OF TESTING AN
Table of Contents
PART I: THE COUNSELING ENVIRONMENT. 1. Characteristics of the Effective Helper. 2. Entering the Agency. PART II: HELPING SKILLS. 3. Stages of the Helping Relationship: Theory, Process, and Skills. 4. Foundational Skills. 5. Commonly Used Skills. 6. Information Gathering. 7. Helper-Centered Skills. PART III: TREATMENT ISSUES. 8. Case Management. 9. Multicultural Counseling: Issues and Techniques. 10. Ethical and Professional Issues. Appendices.