Becoming a helper /
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Author / Creator: | Corey, Marianne Schneider, 1942- |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1993. |
Description: | xviii, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Human services -- Vocational guidance -- United States. Social service -- Vocational guidance -- United States. Human services -- Vocational guidance. Social service -- Vocational guidance. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1726422 |
Summary: | Focusing on the struggles, anxieties, and uncertainties involved in becoming an effective helper, this book challenges readers to take a candid look at the demands and strains theyll face in the helping professions and their motives for choosing a helping career. Encouraging active involvement on the part of the reader, the Coreys offer practical strategies for coping with the stresses associated with helping, as well as an overview of the stages of the helping process. Sources of professional burnout and ways to avoid it, the influence of personal values on the helping process, selecting field placements and internships, and the intricacies of ethical decision making are other key topics in this personal, highly interactive book. |
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Item Description: | "A Clairemont book"--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: | xviii, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-357) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 0534194400 (acid-free paper) : $20.00 |