The Art and Science of Helping

Developing Fundamental Skills in a Multicultural Age
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-51118-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 253 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 506 g

The Art and Science of Helping: Developing Fundamental Skills in a Multicultural Age introduces the fundamentals of practicing helping-skills to undergraduates, graduates, and those preparing for entry-level helping professions.

The text emphasizes best practices of the art of helping while rooting these practices in empirical, scientific findings. Readers will learn skills and techniques that prepare them for counseling and other helping professions while also developing multicultural competence and self-awareness. Chapters teach helpers who are training to navigate the different phases of helping, including connecting with clients, helping clients discover new understanding, and empowering clients to take action.

The Art and Science of Helping aligns with a typical semester and includes ready-to-use classroom activities to develop helping skills and microskills. Each chapter includes multicultural considerations as well as reflections and exercises designed to enhance self-awareness—both critical competencies for burgeoning helping professionals.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lannin, Daniel G.

Du, Yi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Beratungspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Establishing: Skills for Building the Helping Relationship  1. The Art (and Science) of Helping 2. The Helper in Context 3. Beginning Well  Part 2: Eliciting: Skills for Exploring Issues and Deepening Understandings  4. Connecting with Clients  5. Empathic Responsiveness 6. Attuning to Feelings and Emotions 7. Identifying New Ways of Understanding  Part 3: Empowering: Skills for Facilitating Growth and Change  8. Understanding the Change Process 9. Empowering from Thought to Action 10. Setting Goals 11. Implementing and Striving 12. Monitoring Progress  Part 4: Ending: Skills for Creating Closure  13. Saying Goodbye 14. Crises and Unique Circumstances 15. Making Sense of It All

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel G. Lannin, PhD, is an associate professor teaching helping skills. His research centers on empowering effective help-seeking and provision, with over 60 publications and multiple awards.

Yi Du, PhD, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the state of California, specializing in multicultural counseling and psychological assessment. She has extensive experience in therapy and training.