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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953526603321

Autore

Smith Heather

Titolo

The art of helping others : being around, being there, being wise / / Heather Smith and Mark K. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

9786611782238

9781281782236

1281782238

9781846427930

1846427932

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithMark <1950 June 25->

Disciplina

158/.3

Soggetti

Counseling

Helping behavior

Counselors

Caring

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; The Art of Helping Others: Being Around, Being There, BeingWise; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Living Life Well; 2 Knowing and Being Ourselves; 3 Being Wise; 4 Relating to Others; 5 Working to MakeChange Possible; 6 Deepening Our Practice; 7 Getting fromHere to There; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author Index; BACK COVER;

Sommario/riassunto

When searching for someone to help them reflect upon and improve their lives, people tend to be drawn towards those who are compassionate, committed and wise. This book is aimed at those who recognise these qualities in themselves and wish to develop their capacity to engage with and help others. The authors argue for ways of approaching helping and counselling that are rooted in care and commitment, drawing upon the experiences and practice wisdom of youth workers, housing support and hostel wo