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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149559703321

Autore

Parsons Richard D

Titolo

Becoming a skilled counselor / / Richard D. Parsons, Naijian Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2016

ISBN

9781506374444

1506374441

9781483321523

1483321525

9781452292960

1452292965

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Counseling and professional identity

Altri autori (Persone)

ZhangNaijian

Disciplina

361/.06

Soggetti

Counseling

Helping behavior

Counselor and client

Human services

Social service

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Counseling : a process and a profession -- Part II. The elements and dynamics of counseling -- Part III. Counselor as professional -- Part IV. Applying what we know.

Sommario/riassunto

The core text for counselor skill development, Becoming a Skilled Counselor prepares students with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to be effective helpers. Authors Richard D. Parsons and Naijian Zhang explain the essentials of the counseling relationship, the dynamic and intentional nature of the helping process, the knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate change and the theories and research guiding the selection and application of interventions. Uniquely focused on the process of counseling, the authors' approach invites students to conceptualize clients using a fluid and dynamic model rather than a linear, step-by-step process. Each chapter is structured to reinforce



concepts by first introducing the key constructs and empirical support, then providing application opportunities through detailed case illustrations with dialogue transcripts and guided practice exercises. ...