Cormier, L. Sherilyn 1946-

Counseling strategies and interventions for professional helpers / Sherry Cormier, West Virginia University. - Ninth Edition. - xiv, 267 pages ; 23 cm. - The Merrill counseling series . - Merrill counseling series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The helping professions -- The helping relationship -- Communication patterns in the helping process -- Attending skills -- Listening skills -- Action skills -- Managing the helping session -- Conceptualizing client issues and setting change goals -- Using integrative helping strategies and interventions -- Considerations and challenges for beginning helpers -- Appendix a websites for the ethical codes and related standards of professional organizations for the helping professions -- Appendix b counseling strategies checklist -- References -- Index.

"This pragmatic text describes basic helping skills used in a variety of disciplines, as well as a number of issues common to helping relationships, processes, and interviews. Suitable for both upper level undergraduate and entry level graduate students, the text focuses on skill acquisition, and includes a number of clinical cases and application exercises for promoting skill development."--Amazon.

0133905225 9780133905229

2014029742


Counseling psychology--Textbooks.


Textbooks.

BF636.6 / .C67 2016

158.3