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 |
A Helping Career Is Not for Everyone | p. 12 |
Portrait of the "Ideal Helper" | p. 13 |
Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path | p. 15 |
Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Helping | p. 26 |
By Way of Review | p. 32 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 33 |
Info Trac College Edition Resources | p. 35 |
Getting the Most From Your Education and Training | p. 36 |
Focus Questions | p. 37 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 38 |
Creating Meaning in Your Education | p. 39 |
Making the Most of Your Fieldwork | p. 45 |
Profiting From Your Supervision | p. 50 |
By Way of Review | p. 62 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 63 |
Info Trac College Edition Resources | p. 64 |
Helper, Know Thyself | p. 65 |
Focus Questions | p. 66 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 67 |
The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper | p. 67 |
Working With Your Family of Origin | p. 72 |
By Way of Review | p. 84 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 85 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 86 |
Understanding Life Transitions | p. 87 |
Focus Questions | p. 88 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 89 |
Focus on Your Life Transitions | p. 89 |
A Theoretical Basis for Understanding Life Stages | p. 90 |
Infancy | p. 91 |
Early Childhood | p. 92 |
Preschool | p. 93 |
Middle Childhood | p. 95 |
Adolescence | p. 96 |
Early Adulthood | p. 98 |
Middle Adulthood | p. 100 |
Late Middle Age | p. 102 |
Late Adulthood | p. 104 |
By Way of Review | p. 106 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 106 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 107 |
Stages in the Helping Process | p. 108 |
Focus Questions | p. 109 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 110 |
Orientations to Helping | p. 110 |
Choosing a Theoretical Orientation | p. 114 |
The Stages of Helping | p. 117 |
By Way of Review | p. 136 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 137 |
Info Trac College Edition Resources | p. 138 |
Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers | p. 139 |
Focus Questions | p. 140 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 141 |
Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears | p. 141 |
Transference and Countertransference | p. 142 |
Dealing With Difficult Clients | p. 151 |
By Way of Review | p. 163 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 163 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 164 |
Values and the Helping Relationship | p. 165 |
Focus Questions | p. 166 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 167 |
The Role of Values in Helping | p. 167 |
Exposing Values Versus Imposing Them | p. 169 |
Value Conflicts With Clients | p. 171 |
By Way of Review | p. 185 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 185 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 187 |
Cultural Diversity in the Helping Professions | p. 189 |
Focus Questions | p. 190 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 191 |
Self-Assessment: Cultural Diversity and Gender Equity | p. 192 |
A Multicultural Perspective on Helping | p. 192 |
Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision | p. 197 |
Effective Multicultural Helpers | p. 204 |
By Way of Review | p. 211 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 212 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 213 |
Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers | p. 214 |
Focus Questions | p. 215 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 216 |
Inventory of Ethical Issues | p. 216 |
Ethical Decision Making | p. 217 |
Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer | p. 226 |
Informed Consent | p. 229 |
Confidentiality and Privacy | p. 231 |
Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment | p. 239 |
Malpractice in the Helping Professions | p. 243 |
A Word of Caution | p. 246 |
By Way of Review | p. 247 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 248 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 251 |
Managing Boundary Issues | p. 252 |
Focus Questions | p. 253 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 254 |
Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries | p. 254 |
Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries | p. 255 |
Combining Professional and Personal Relationships | p. 261 |
Dealing With Sexual Attractions | p. 266 |
Sexual Relationships With Current Clients | p. 270 |
Sexual Relationships With Former Clients | p. 271 |
Dual Relationships With Supervisors or Teachers | p. 273 |
By Way of Review | p. 274 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 275 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 276 |
Working in the Community | p. 278 |
Focus Questions | p. 279 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 280 |
The Scope of the Community Approach | p. 281 |
Multiple Roles of Community Workers | p. 281 |
The Community Approach to Helping | p. 285 |
Crisis Intervention in the Community | p. 293 |
By Way of Review | p. 297 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 298 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 299 |
Understanding Special Populations | p. 300 |
Focus Questions | p. 301 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 302 |
AIDS: A Contemporary Crisis | p. 302 |
Understanding People With Disabilities | p. 310 |
Understanding the Special Needs of the Elderly | p. 314 |
How to Work With Other Special Populations | p. 318 |
By Way of Review | p. 319 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 319 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 321 |
Working With Groups and Families | p. 322 |
Focus Questions | p. 323 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 324 |
Group Work as the Treatment of Choice | p. 324 |
The Value of Group Work | p. 325 |
The Ethical and Professional Group Leader | p. 330 |
Developing Skills as a Group Leader | p. 332 |
Groups for Various Populations | p. 333 |
Working With Co-Leaders | p. 335 |
Working With Families | p. 336 |
By Way of Review | p. 340 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 341 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 342 |
Stress and Burnout | p. 343 |
Focus Questions | p. 344 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 345 |
Sources of Stress for Helpers | p. 346 |
Stress in an Agency Environment | p. 347 |
Understanding Stress and Burnout | p. 353 |
The Experience of Burnout | p. 358 |
The Impaired Professional | p. 359 |
By Way of Review | p. 361 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 362 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 363 |
Take Care of Yourself | p. 364 |
Focus Questions | p. 365 |
Aim of the Chapter | p. 366 |
Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management | p. 366 |
Time Management as a Strategy for Coping With Stress | p. 372 |
Monitor Yourself to Prevent Burnout | p. 375 |
By Way of Review | p. 381 |
What Will You Do Now? | p. 382 |
Concluding Comments | p. 383 |
InfoTrac College Edition Resources | p. 384 |
References and Reading List | p. 385 |
Name Index | p. 397 |
Subject Index | p. 401 |
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