Becoming A Helper

Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Are the Helping Professions for You?
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper
	Our Own Beginnings as Helpers
	Is a Helping Career for You?
	Portrait of the “Ideal Helper
	Investing in Your Educational Program
	Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path
	Overview of Some of the Helping Professions
	Values to Consider in Choosing Your Career Path
	Suggestions for Creating Your Professional Journey
	Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs
 About Helping
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 2: Helper, Know Thyself
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Impact of Professional Practice on the Helper’s Life
	Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper
	Using Individual and Group Counseling for
 Self-Understanding
	Working With Your Family of Origin
	Understanding Life Transitions
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 3: Knowing Your Values
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Role of Values in Helping
	Avoiding Imposing Values
	Dealing With Value Conflicts
	Concerns of LGBTQI People
	Family Values
	Gender-Role Identity Issues
	Religious and Spiritual Values
	Abortion
	Sexuality
	End-of-Life Decisions
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 4: Understanding Diversity
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	A Multicultural Perspective on Helping
	Ethical Dimensions in Multicultural Practice
	Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision
	Cultural Values and the Helping Process
	Examining Your Cultural Assumptions
	Understanding People With Disabilities
	Multicultural Counseling Competencies
	Social Justice Competencies
	Multicultural Training
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 5: Common Concerns of Beginning  Helpers
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears
	Transference and Countertransference
	Working With Clients Who Manifest Problematic Behavior
	Striving for Competence
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 6: The Helping Process
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Your View of the Helping Process
	Our Beliefs About the Helping Process
	Brief Interventions
	Stages of the Helping Process
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 7: Theory Applied to Practice
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Theory as a Roadmap
	Our Theoretical Orientation
	Psychodynamic Approaches
	Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches
	Cognitive Behavioral Approaches
	Postmodern Approaches
	Family Systems Perspective
	An Integrative Approach to the Helping Process
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 8: Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Inventory of Ethical Issues
	Ethical Decision Making
	Informed Consent
	Confidentiality and Privacy
	Documentation and Keeping Records
	Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment
	Malpractice and Risk Management
	A Word of Caution
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 9: Managing Boundary Issues
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries
	Multiple Relationships and the Codes of Ethics
	The Multiple Relationship Controversy
	Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries
	Combining Personal and Professional Relationships
	Social Media and Boundaries
	Bartering in Counseling
	Giving and Accepting Gifts in the Therapeutic Relationship
	Dealing With Sexual Attractions
	Sexual Relationships With Current Clients
	Sexual Relationships With Former Clients
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 10: Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and Supervision
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Making the Most of Your Fieldwork
	Benefiting From Your Supervision
	Multiple Roles and Relationships in Supervision
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 11: Working With Groups
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Group Work as the Treatment of Choice
	Various Types of Groups
	The Value of Group Work
	Stages of a Group and Tasks of Group Leaders
	Developing Skills as a Group Leader
	The Ethical and Professional Group Leader
	Multicultural and Social Justice Themes in Groups
	Working With Coleaders
	Consider a Group Experience for Yourself
	Teaching Group Members How to Get the Most From a Group Experience
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 12: Working in the Community
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	The Scope of the Community Approach
	Multiple Roles of Community Workers
	Community Intervention
	Outreach
	Educating the Community
	Influencing Policymakers
	Mobilizing Community Resources
	Social Activism and Making a Difference
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 13: Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	Individual Sources of Stress for Helpers
	Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management
	Environmental Sources of Stress for Helpers
	Stress in an Agency Environment
	Understanding Burnout
	The Impaired Professional
	Strategies to Prevent Burnout
	Staying Alive Personally and Professionally
	Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes That Promote Wellness
	Designing a Personal Strategy for Self-Care and Wellness
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Chapter 14: Managing Crisis: Personally and Professionally
	Learning Objectives
	Focus Questions
	Aim of the Chapter
	How Crises Affect Us
	Crisis Situations Are Common in Counseling
	Understanding Our Response to Crisis
	The Role of Resilience
	Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Components of a Crisis
	Crisis Intervention Work
	Guidelines for Working With Clients in Crisis
	Disaster Mental Health Workers
	By Way of Review
	What Will You Do Now?
Epilogue
References
Name Index
Subject Index