Part I: Laying the Foundations
1. Successful Helping – An Introduction
2. The Helping Relationship
Part II: The Therapeutic Dialogue: Communication and Relationship-Building Skills
3. Empathic Presence and Responding – Building a Mutual Understanding
4. The Art of Probing and Summarising
5. Facilitating Client Self-Challenge: From New Perspectives
to New Behaviour
6. Helper Self-Challenge and Overcoming Client Resistance
Part III: The Skilled Helper Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping
7. An Introduction to the Problem-Solving and Problem-Management Process
8. Stage I: Helping Clients Explore their Concerns and Tell their Stories
9. Stage II: Helping Clients Design Problem-Managing Outcomes and Set Goals
10. Stage III: Planning the Way Forward
11. How to Implement and Make it all Happen
Part IV: Exercises to Assist in Becoming a Skilled Helper, and Extract from a Counselling Conversation
12. Counselling Skills Exercises
13. Extract from a Counselling Conversation
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Gerard Egan
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, counselling, business and organization effectiveness, management development, the management of innovation and change, leadership 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.
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Robert J Reese
Robert J. Reese, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky. He teaches in the American Psychological Association accredited counselling psychology doctoral programme and is directly involved with counsellor training at the master's and doctoral levels. He is a licensed psychologist. His research is focused in the areas of psychotherapy process/outcome, psychotherapy training and supervision, and the use of tele-health technologies to increase the availability of mental health services for underserved populations. Dr. Reese has several publications in top counselling and psychotherapy professional journals.
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New examples and case studies in addition to content on the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on the helper-client relationship, and the long-term implications of virtual sessions.
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Consideration throughout of the role social media plays and its impact on socialising and mental health.
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New coverage of the miracle question, coaching psychology, respecting the end of the helping relationship and the advantage of asking one question at a time (practical guidance).
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A fully updated companion website is available for lecturers, including PowerPoint slides, essay questions, an Instructor’s Manual for each chapter and a wide selection of test bank questions.
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A fully updated companion website is available for lecturers, including PowerPoint slides, essay questions, an Instructor’s Manual for each chapter and a wide selection of test bank questions.
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World-renowned for its focus on the helper-client relationship as a collaborative effort and its emphasis on the client-centred approach.
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Local examples from a range of cultures, particularly from South Africa and the UK, are used throughout this edition. The scenarios and conversations included create context and relevance for practitioners and aid helpers in building confidence to tackle a variety of situations.
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Updated with the latest research and practices in therapy, it also includes lists of relevant websites, charities and companies to help in the journey to becoming a skilled helper.
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Egan's approach to the therapy process is optimistic and positive which helps practitioners focus on creating opportunities from problems and promoting self-healing through collaboration.
CWS LECTURER & STUDENT THE SKI LLED HELPER 4E
9781473793033