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Skilled Helper A Problem Management and Opportunity Development Approach to Helping

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ISBN-10: 0495092037

ISBN-13: 9780495092032

Edition: 8th 2007

Authors: Gerard Egan

List price: $155.95
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Internationally recognized for its successful problem-management and opportunity development approach to effective helping, Egan's text emphasizes the collaborative nature of the therapist-client relationship and uses a practical, three-stage model that drives client problem-managing and opportunity-developing action. Egan masterfully leads readers step-by-step through the counseling process, while giving them a feeling for the complexity inherent in any helping relationship. As readers begin to understand the various steps of the helping model, they are able to improve their competence and confidence measurably. In this new eighth edition, Egan has built upon the strengths of the last…    
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Book details

List price: $155.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 7/19/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Gerard Egan, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies at Loyola University of Chicago. He has written over a dozen books and currently writes in the areas of communication, counseling, business and organization effectiveness, management development, leadership, the management of innovation and change, and organization politics and culture. He also conducts workshops in these areas both in the United States and abroad and is a consultant at a variety of companies and institutions worldwide.

Laying The Groundwork
Introduction to Helping
Overview of the Helping Model
The Helping Relationship - Values in Action
The Therapeutic Dialogue
Communication: The Skills of Tuning in and Actively Listening to Clients
Communicating Empathy: Working Hard at Understanding Clients
The Art of Probing and Summarizing
Helping Clients Challenge Themselves
Challenging Skills and the Wisdom to Use Them Well
Helping Difficult Clients Move Forward: Reluctance, Resistance, and Resilience
The Stages And Tasks Of The Helping Model
Stage I: Help Clients Tell Their Stories
Introduction to Stages II and III: Decisions, Goals, and Plans
Stage II: Help Clients Set Viable Goals
Stage III: Help Clients Develop Strategies and Plans to Accomplish Their Goals
The Action Arrow: Making It All Happen
Getting There: Help Clients Implement Their Change Programs ? "How Do I Make it All Happen?