Egan, Gerard.

The skilled helper : a problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping / Gerard Egan. - 7th ed. - Pacific Grove, Calif. ; London : Brooks/Cole, c2002. - xii, 404p. ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: 1997. Text on lining paper.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-391) and index.

Part one.Laying the groundwork -- 1.Introduction to helping -- 2.Overview of the helping model -- 3.The helping relationship: values in action -- Part two.The therapeutic dialogue -- 4.Introduction to communication and the skill of visibly tuning in to client s-- 5.Active listening: the foundation of understanding -- 6.Sharing emphatic highlights: commicating and checking understanding -- 6.Sharing emphatic highlights: communicating and checking understanding -- 7.The art of probing and summarizing -- Part three.Stage I of hte helping model and advanced communication skills -- 8.Step I-A: what are my concerns? helping clients tell their stories -- 9.Reluctant and resistant clients -- 10.StepI-B: I.The nature of challenging -- 11.Step I-B: II.Specific challenging skills -- 12.Step I-B: III.The wisdom of challenging -- 13.Step I-C: Leverage - helping clients work on the right things -- Part four: Stage II: Helping clients determine what they need and want -- 14.Introduction to stage II: What solutions make sense for me? helping clients identify, choose and shape goals -- 15.Step II-A: What do I need and want? Possibilities for a better future -- 16.Step II-B What do I really want? Moving from possibilities to choices -- 17.Step II-C: What am I willing to pay for what I want? Commitment -- Part five.Stage III: Helping clients develop strategies to accomplish their goals -- 18.Step III-A. How many ways are there to get what I need and want? Action strategies -- 19.Step III-B: What strategies are best fro me? Best fit strategies -- 20.Step III-C. what kind of plan will help me get what I need and want? Helping clients make plans -- Part six.The action arrow: making it all happen? Helping clients get what they want and need.

Internationally recognised for its successful problem-management approach to effective helping, this book offers a step-by-step guide to the counselling process.

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Helping behaviour.
Counseling.
Therapist and patient.
Society.
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