How to Be a People Helper

by Gary R. Collins

Everyone faces problems, and it is likely that we can help people more than we realize. Best-selling author Dr. Gary R. Collins helps readers become more sensitive to the needs of others.

Genres: Christian Living, Counselling, Psychology

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Gary Red Collins

Reviews

[Bob Mimiaga · Rating 3 out of 5]

The basics and techniques in helping others in a crisis and desperation. How to deal with people problems and use principles common to those used by professionals in helping people.

Helping others including their Thinking, Feeling and Actions. Helping others involves (1) Building Rapport (2) Clarifying the Issues (3) Exploring Alternatives (4) Stimulating Change (5) Evaluating Results (6) Terminating the Relationship. Steps (2-5) may be done multiple times.

[Sarah Harden · Rating 4 out of 5]

An easy-to-understand guide for those who want to help others in a paraprofessional counseling ministry. This book covers a variety of issues related to such caregiving. A little dated (particularly the chapter on helping by phone), but the vast majority of the information is as applicable today as it was 30 years ago!

[Felicia Blănaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carte foarte bună pentru începători. Lucruri generale dar folositoare și practice.

[Ms. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy to read. Very practical. Very applicable and helpful for ministry.

[Anthony Russo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good book chock full of helpful information for the lay "helper" (Collins intentionally avoids the term "counselor," leaving that title to refer to trained professionals). While the information is all useful, the book's format of an embellished outline gets formulaic and tiresome to read. Each chapter is a logical outline of ideas, and each idea has its sub-points, and most sub-points have bullet item lists to support them, whether they're symptoms, listening tips, communication tips, etc. It makes it easy to read and a good resource to refer back to quickly, but the pattern becomes distracting because it never seems to vary. Still, I would (and do) recommend this book.

[Octavio Pontes · Rating 3 out of 5]

"É uma contradição pensar que alguém pode ser um verdadeiro seguidor de Cristo, e não mostrar amor."

Um livro de leitura bem fácil e edificante. Gary Collins faz análises sensacionais, levando em consideração a psicologia e o fato de ser cristão ao ajudar as pessoas. Confesso que hesitei um pouco antes de começar a lê-lo, porque não é o gênero que eu costumo ler. Ou seja, eu saí da minha zona de conforto, mas acabei me impressionando.

[Kyle Pitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and full of great wisdom!

[Grady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical book and one that pastors and counselors should read and re-read occasionally.

[Ernie Durham]

A very pleasant and informative look at how we can become more loving and caring as Christians and individuals. Written is the classic Gary Collins style; it is a pleasure to read and digest.