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Preface | |
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Are the Helping Professions for You? | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper | |
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Our Own Beginnings as Helpers | |
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Is a Helping Career for You? | |
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Portrait of the �Ideal Helper� | |
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Creating Meaning in Your Education | |
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Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path | |
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Overview of Some of the Helping Professions | |
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Values to Consider in Choosing Your Career Path | |
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Suggestions for Creating Your Professional Journey | |
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Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs About Helping | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Knowing Your Values | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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The Role of Values in Helping | |
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Exposing Versus Imposing Values | |
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Dealing With Value Conflicts | |
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Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues | |
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Family Values | |
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Gender-Role Identity Issues | |
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Religious and Spiritual Values | |
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Abortion | |
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Sexuality | |
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End-of-Life Decisions | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Helper, Know Thyself | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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The Impact of Therapeutic Work on Your Personal Life | |
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The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper | |
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Using Individual and Group Counseling for Self-Understanding | |
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Working With Your Family of Origin | |
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Understanding Life Transitions | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Common Concerns of Beginning Helpers | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears | |
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Transference and Countertransference | |
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Understanding and Dealing With Difficult Clients | |
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Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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The Helping Process | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Your View of the Helping Process | |
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Our Beliefs About the Helping Process | |
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The Impact of Managed Care on the Helping Process | |
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The Stages of the Helping Process | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Theory Applied to Practice | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Theory as a Roadmap | |
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Our Theoretical Orientation | |
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Psychodynamic Approaches | |
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Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches | |
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Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches | |
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Postmodern Approaches | |
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Family Systems Perspective | |
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An Integrative Approach to the Helping Process | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Understanding Diversity | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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A Multicultural Perspective on Helping | |
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Ethical Dimensions in Multicultural Practice | |
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Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision | |
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Western and Eastern Values | |
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Examining Your Cultural Assumptions | |
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Understanding People With Disabilities | |
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Multicultural Counseling Competencies | |
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Social Justice Competencies | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Inventory of Ethical Issues | |
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Ethical Decision Making | |
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Informed Consent | |
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Confidentiality and Privacy | |
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Documentation and Keeping Records | |
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Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment | |
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Malpractice and Risk Management | |
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A Word of Caution | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Managing Boundary Issues | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries | |
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Multiple Relationships and the Codes of Ethics | |
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The Multiple Relationship Controversy | |
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Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries | |
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Combining Professional and Personal Relationships | |
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Dealing With Sexual Attractions | |
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Sexual Relationships With Current Clients | |
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Sexual Relationships With Former Clients | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Making the Most of Your Fieldwork | |
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Profiting From Your Supervision | |
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Multiple Roles and Relationships in Supervision | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Individual Sources of Stress for Helpers | |
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Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management | |
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Environmental Sources of Stress for Helpers | |
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Stress in an Agency Environment | |
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Understanding Stress and Burnout | |
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The Impaired Professional | |
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Monitor Yourself to Prevent Burnout | |
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Staying Alive Personally and Professionally | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Working With Groups | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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Group Work as the Treatment of Choice | |
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The Value of Group Work | |
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The Various Types of Groups | |
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The Stages of a Group and Tasks of Group Leaders | |
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Developing Skills as a Group Leader | |
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The Ethical and Professional Group Leader | |
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Working With Co-Leaders | |
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Consider a Group Experience for Yourself | |
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Teaching Group Members How to Get the Most From a Group Experience | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Working in the Community | |
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Focus Questions | |
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Aim of the Chapter | |
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The Scope of the Community Approach | |
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Multiple Roles of Community Workers | |
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Community Intervention | |
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Outreach | |
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Educating the Community | |
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Influencing Policymakers | |
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Mobilizing Community Resources | |
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Social Activism and Making a Difference | |
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Crisis Intervention in the Community | |
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By Way of Review | |
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What Will You Do Now? | |
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Concluding Comments | |
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References | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |