Nuts and Bolts of Helping [Paperback]

Jeffrey A. Kottler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0205308880 | ISBN-13: 978-0205308880 | Edition: 1

Designed as a resource and operating manual for students in human service professions, Nuts and Bolts of Helping provides an overview of the theory, process, and skills of counseling methods. Today's mental health and human service programs require service helpers to make a difference in a short period of time often in a few sessions or less. This brief yet comprehensive book prepares readers for this changed workplace, providing them with practical skills and techniques that they can begin to apply immediately. Written by a well-respected author and practitioner, this user-centered text teaches the basics of developing therapeutic relationships, assessing and diagnosing complaints, promoting exploration and understanding, designing and implementing action plans, and more. For anyone interested in counseling, psychology, social work, human services, and other helping professions.

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Designed as a resource and operating manual for students in human service professions, Nuts and Bolts of Helping provides an overview of the theory, process, and skills of counseling methods. Today's mental health and human service programs require service helpers to make a difference in a short period of time often in a few sessions or less. This brief yet comprehensive book prepares readers for this changed workplace, providing them with practical skills and techniques that they can begin to apply immediately. Written by a well-respected author and practitioner, this user-centered text teaches the basics of developing therapeutic relationships, assessing and diagnosing complaints, promoting exploration and understanding, designing and implementing action plans, and more.For anyone interested in counseling, psychology, social work, human services, and other helping professions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 1 edition (October 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205308880
• ISBN-13: 978-0205308880
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeffrey A. Kottler has authored over 65 books in the field for counselors, therapists, teachers, and the public, including COMPASSIONATE THERAPY: WORKING WITH DIFFICULT CLIENTS; ON BEING A THERAPIST; COUNSELORS FINDING THEIR WAY; MAKING CHANGES LAST; COUNSELING SKILLS FOR TEACHERS; DIVINE MADNESS: TEN STORIES OF CREATIVE STRUGGLE; BAD THERAPY: MASTER THERAPISTS SHARE THEIR WORST FAILURES; THE CLIENT WHO CHANGED ME: STORIES OF THERAPIST PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION; and THE MUMMY AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE: EMINENT THERAPISTS REVEAL THEIR MOST UNUSUAL CASES AND WHAT THEY TEACH US ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

Jeffrey has worked as a teacher, counselor, and therapist in a preschool, middle school, mental health center, crisis center, university, community college, and private practice. He has served as a Fulbright Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Peru and Iceland, teaching counseling theory and practice. He has also served as a visiting professor in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, and Nepal. He is currently Professor and Chair of the Counseling Department at California State University, Fullerton.