a problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping /
Gerard Egan
Ninth edition
xvi, 480 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
First published under the tile: The skilled helper: a model for systematic helping and interpersonal relating, c1975
Illustration on end-paper
Includes bibliographical references (p. 428-466) and indexes
pt. 1. Laying the groundwork. Introduction to helping -- The helping relationship : values in action -- Overview of the helping model -- pt. 2. Stage I of the helping process and the skills of therapeutic dialogue. Stage I : the current picture -- The communication skills of therapeutic dialogue : the skills of tuning in and actively listening to clients -- Empathic responding : working at mutual understanding -- The art of probing and summarizing -- Stage I : task 2, facilitate client self-challenge : from new perspectives to new behavior -- Stage I : task 3, partner with clients in their search for value -- pt. 3. The underappreciated dimensions of helping. Introduction to Stages II and III : decisions, goals, outcomes, and impact -- Stage II : the preferred picture, help clients design a better future and commit themselves to it -- Stage III : the way forward, help clients develop plans to accomplish goals -- The action arrow : making it all happen
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Internationally recognised for its successful problem-management approach to effective helping, this book offers a step-by-step guide to the counselling process