Becoming a Helper

1. Are The Helping Professions For You? Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Examining Your Motives for Becoming a Helper. Our Own Beginnings as Helpers. A Helping Career Is Not for Everyone. Attributes of the "Ideal Helper". Selecting a Professional Programme and Career Path. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 2. Getting The Most From Your Education and Training. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Creating Meaning in Your Education. Making the Most of Your Fieldwork. Profiting from Your Supervision. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 3. Stages in the Helping Process. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Orientation to Helping. Overview of the Helping Relationship. The Changing Role of Helpers in a Managed Care System. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 4. Common Concerns Of Beginning Helpers. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Exploring Self-Doubts and Fears. Transference and Countertransference. Dealing with Difficult Clients. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 5. Ethical Issues Facing Helpers. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Inventory of Ethical Issues. Ethical Decision Making. Recognizing Competence and Learning to Refer. Client Rights. Keeping Relationships with Clients Professional. Ethical and Legal Standards. Malpractice in the Helping Professions. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 6. Values and the Helping Relationship. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. The Role of Values in Helping. Exposing Values versus Imposing Them. Value Conflicts with Clients. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 7. Cultural Diversity in the Helping Professions. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Self-Assessment: Cultural Diversity and Gender Equity. A Multicultural Perspective on Helping. Overcoming Cultural Tunnel Vision. Effective Multicultural Helpers. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 8. Working in the Community. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. The Community Approach. AIDS: Educating the Community. Understanding Two Special Populations. How To Work with Other Client Populations. Crisis Intervention in the Community. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 9. Working with Groups. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Group Work as the Treatment of Choice. What Makes for a Productive Group? The Ethical and Professional Group Leader. Training and Supervision in Group Work. Groups for Special Client Populations. Working with Co-Leaders. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 10. Working with the Family. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. A Systems Approach. Working with Your Family of Origin. The Value of Self-Exploration for the Helper. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 11. Understanding Life Transitions. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Helper, Know Thyself. Developmental Themes and Life Choices. By Way of Review. What Will You Do Now? 12. Stress and Burnout. Focus Questions. Aim of the Chapter. Sources of Stress for Helpers. Understanding Stress and Burnout.