The skilled helper : a client-centered approach / Gerard Egan and Robert J. Reese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Laying the foundations -- Successful helping: an introduction -- The helping relationship -- The therapeutic dialogue: communication and relationship-building skills -- Emphatic presence and responding: building a mutual understanding -- The art of probing and summarising -- Facilitating client self-challenge: from new perspectives to new behaviour -- Helper self-challenge and overcoming client resistance -- The skilled helper problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping -- An introduction to the problem-solving and problem-management process -- Stage I: helping clients explore their concerns and tell their stories -- Stage II: Helping clients design problem-managing outcomes and set goals -- Stage III: Planning the way forward -- How to implement and make it all happen -- Exercises to assist in becoming a skilled helper, and extract from a counselling conversation -- Counselling skills exercises -- Extract from a counselling conversation.

"Gerard Egan and Robert Reese’s bestselling text has taught thousands of students using a proven counselling model which equips them to become confident and competent helpers. Now in its fourth edition and containing all the recent research, the text uses a practical three stage step-by-step process to engage helpers and build their confidence. Users will learn how to tackle a wide variety of complex situations they’ll likely encounter throughout their work. The Skilled Helper integrates the most relevant aspects of different theoretical orientations (humanistic, cognitive, behavioural and solution-focused) into a pragmatic approach to helping." -- Provide by Publisher