Effective Helping: Interviewing and Counseling Techniques

by Barbara F. Okun

In this Fourth Edition, Okun sustains her reputation for helping readers develop the communication skills they need to become compassionate helpers and counselors. Her overview of helping theory, skills, and issues for the beginning human services worker provides a solid foundation for individuals in helping roles. The integra-tion of major counseling theories with practical skill application affords readers the opportunity to learn basic human relations concepts experientially as well as didactically. The book helps readers develop communication skills in order to increase their own and others self-awareness, understanding of contemporary social forces, and capacities for problem solving. The integration of theory, case examples, and written and verbal individual and group exercises allows students and professionals to assess and reassess their assumptions about human behavior in todays sociocultural and political contexts and to reconsider helping relationships and roles.

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

320 pages, Paperback

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!!