Becoming A Helper, Eighth Edition
By Marianne Schneider Corey and Gerald Corey
Contents:
CHAPTER 1
Are the Helping Professions for You? 1
Learning Objectives 1
Focus Questions 1
Aim of the Chapter 2
Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper 3
Our Own Beginnings as Helpers 8
Is a Helping Career for You? 12
Portrait of the “Ideal Helper” 13
Investing in Your Educational Program 15
Selecting a Professional Program and Career Path 16
Overview of Some of the Helping Professions 18
Values to Consider in Choosing Your Career Path 23
Suggestions for Creating Your Professional Journey 24
Self-Assessment: An Inventory of Your Attitudes and Beliefs
About Helping 25
By Way of Review 32
What Will You Do Now? 33
CHAPTER 2
Helper, Know Thyself 36
Learning Objectives 36
Focus Questions 36
Aim of the Chapter 37
Impact of Professional Practice on the Helper’s Life 37
Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper 39
Using Individual and Group Counseling for
Self-Understanding 42
Working With Your Family of Origin 44
Understanding Life Transitions 55
By Way of Review 65
What Will You Do Now? 66
CHAPTER 3
Knowing Your Values 69
Learning Objectives 69
Focus Questions 69
Aim of the Chapter 70
Role of Values in Helping 70
Avoiding Imposing Values 71
Dealing With Value Conflicts 73
Concerns of LGBTQI People 76
Family Values 81
Gender-Role Identity Issues 83
Religious and Spiritual Values 85
Abortion 90
Sexuality 91
End-of-Life Decisions 92
By Way of Review 96
What Will You Do Now? 97
CHAPTER 4
Understanding Diversity 100
Learning Objectives 100
Focus Questions 100
Aim of the Chapter 101
A Multicultural Perspective on Helping 101
Ethical Dimensions in Multicultural Practice 103
Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision 105
Cultural Values and the Helping Process 107
Examining Your Cultural Assumptions 110
Understanding People With Disabilities* 114
Multicultural Counseling Competencies 118
Social Justice Competencies 123
Multicultural Training 125
By Way of Review 126
What Will You Do Now? 127
CHAPTER 5
Common Concerns of Beginning
Helpers 130
Learning Objectives 130
Focus Questions 130
Aim of the Chapter 131
Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears 131
Transference and Counter transference 132
Working With Clients Who Manifest Problematic
Behavior 141
Striving for Competence 150
By Way of Review 153
What Will You Do Now? 154
CHAPTER 6
The Helping Process 155
Learning Objectives 155
Focus Questions 155
Aim of the Chapter 156
Your View of the Helping Process 156
Our Beliefs About the Helping Process 158
Brief Interventions 160
Stages of the Helping Process 161
By Way of Review 183
What Will You Do Now? 184
CHAPTER 7
Theory Applied to Practice 185
Learning Objectives 185
Focus Questions 185
Aim of the Chapter 186
Theory as a Roadmap 186
Our Theoretical Orientation 187
Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Approaches 193
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches 198
Postmodern Approaches 207
Family Systems Perspective 214
An Integrative Approach to the Helping Process 216
By Way of Review 220
What Will You Do Now? 221
CHAPTER 8
Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Helpers 222
Learning Objectives 222
Focus Questions 222
Aim of the Chapter 223
Inventory of Ethical Issues 223
Ethical Decision Making 224
Informed Consent 237
Confidentiality and Privacy 240
Documentation and Keeping Records 252
Ethical Issues in a Managed Care Environment 253
Malpractice and Risk Management 256
A Word of Caution 260
By Way of Review 260
What Will You Do Now? 262
CHAPTER 9
Managing Boundary Issues264
Learning Objectives 264
Focus Questions 264
Aim of the Chapter 265
Self-Inventory on Managing Boundaries 266
Multiple Relationships and the Codes of Ethics 267
The Multiple Relationship Controversy 269
Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries 272
Combining Personal and Professional Relationships 274
Social Media and Boundaries 277
Bartering in Counseling 279
Giving and Accepting Gifts in the Therapeutic
Relationship 282
Dealing With Sexual Attractions 285
Sexual Relationships With Current Clients 288
Sexual Relationships With Former Clients 289
By Way of Review 290
What Will You Do Now? 291
CHAPTER 10
Getting the Most From Your Fieldwork and
Supervision 294
Learning Objectives 294
Focus Questions 294
Aim of the Chapter 295
Making the Most of Your Fieldwork 296
Benefiting From Your Supervision 302
Multiple Roles and Relationships in Supervision 313
By Way of Review 315
What Will You Do Now? 316
CHAPTER 11
Working With Groups 317
Learning Objectives 317
Focus Questions 317
Aim of the Chapter 318
Group Work as the Treatment of Choice 318
Various Types of Groups 319
The Value of Group Work 320
Stages of a Group and Tasks of Group Leaders 325
Developing Skills as a Group Leader 328
The Ethical and Professional Group Leader 329
Multicultural and Social Justice Themes in Groups 331
Working With Coleaders 333
Consider a Group Experience for Yourself 334
Teaching Group Members How to Get the Most From a
Group Experience 335
By Way of Review 337
What Will You Do Now? 338
CHAPTER 12
Working in the Community 340
Learning Objectives 340
Focus Questions 340
Aim of the Chapter 341
The Scope of the Community Approach 343
Multiple Roles of Community Workers 344
Community Intervention 348
Outreach 349
Educating the Community 351
Influencing Policymakers 352
Mobilizing Community Resources 353
Social Activism and Making a Difference 355
By Way of Review 356
What Will You Do Now? 357
CHAPTER 13
Stress, Burnout, and Self-Care 358
Learning Objectives 358
Focus Questions 358
Aim of the Chapter 359
Individual Sources of Stress for Helpers 359
Cognitive Approaches to Stress Management 360
Environmental Sources of Stress for Helpers 365
Stress in an Agency Environment 366
Understanding Burnout 368
The Impaired Professional 373
Strategies to Prevent Burnout 374
Staying Alive Personally and Professionally 377
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes That Promote Wellness 379
Designing a Personal Strategy for Self-Care and Wellness 384
By Way of Review 386
What Will You Do Now? 387
CHAPTER 14
Managing Crisis: Personally and
Professionally 389
Learning Objectives 389
Focus Questions 389
Aim of the Chapter 390
How Crises Affect Us 390
Crisis Situations Are Common in Counseling 394
Understanding Our Response to Crisis 395
The Role of Resilience 397
Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Components
of a Crisis 399
Crisis Intervention Work 404
Guidelines for Working With Clients in Crisis 407
Disaster Mental Health Workers 407
By Way of Review 410
What Will You Do Now? 410
Epilogue 412
References 413
Name Index 430
Subject Index 435