Effective Helping: Interviewing and Counseling Techniques

by Barbara F. Okun, Ricki E. Kantrowitz

Barbara Okun and Ricki Kantrowitz's practical introduction to counseling has helped thousands of readers become effective and empathic helpers. Logical, easy-to-understand, and applicable, EFFECTIVE INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, Eighth Edition, continues to use a unique framework to help readers enhance their self-awareness and their understanding of contemporary forces. The book is infused with many case examples, dialogues, tables, and experiential exercises. The authors help readers develop basic helping skills based on empathic responsive listening, introduce them to theoretical principles, and enable them to effectively integrate theory and practice in a way that is appropriate to their level of training. The learning-by-practice format promotes the active integration of the skills that will prepare students for the realities of what it's like to be a helper.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Genres: Psychology, School, Counselling, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Mental Health

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 1982

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Required reading for Working with Individuals HUMS 250 class. Practical and helpful.

[Sherri · Rating 4 out of 5]

The examples, tables, and charts were very helpful.

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty darn good introduction to the helping professions, including theoretical overviews, an outline of the steps of helping, information on crisis response, contemporary trends and issues, and an abundance of dialogues and exercises.

[Allegra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written will be referring to this book throughout my career.

[Theiska Castillo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!!