Developing Helping Skills: A Step-by-Step Approach to Competency

by Valerie Nash Chang, Carol L. Decker, Sheryn T. Scott

Chang, Decker, and Scott's multilayered teaching and learning system provides a creative blend of learning methods and clear presentation of topics to help students think like practitioners and apply foundational skills to real-world practice. Students first read about professional practice and the skills required to work effectively with clients. Next, they reflect on and write about the ideas presented in the text by completing homework exercises that follow each new concept. The book also includes a case, presented one section at a time, with questions that engage students in learning how to think like professionals. Role-playing in practice interviews promotes skill development, and simple evaluation tools allow for ongoing evaluation of competencies.
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Genres: Social Work, Textbooks

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 9, 2012

Reviews

[Joel Hacker]

This was a wonderful, engaging, clear introduction to basic counseling techniques. I can't speak to the usefulness or quality of the videos, I didn't watch anything from the DVD. Could be a little more connection back to the root psychological theories behind some of the techniques.