- Type: Paperback Book.
- Publisher: Cengage Learning
- Language : English
Becoming a Helper, 8th Edition (ISBN 9780357366271)
Becoming a Helper, 8th Edition by Marianne Corey and Gerald Corey is a widely-used introduction to the helping professions. Blending real-world scenarios with guided reflection, it develops the core attitudes and skills needed to work effectively and ethically with clients across settings—counseling, human services, social work, and allied fields.
Product Details
- Title: Becoming a Helper
- Edition: 8th Edition
- Authors: Marianne Corey, Gerald Corey
- ISBN-13: 9780357366271
- Price: $63.99
- Availability: In Stock | Free Shipping on all orders
What This Book Does
Builds essential helping competencies—empathy, active listening, goal-setting, and ethical decision-making—while addressing helper self-awareness, cultural humility, and professional boundaries. Practical exercises and case vignettes turn concepts into day-to-day practice.
Key Features of the 8th Edition
- Core Helping Skills: Empathic communication, questioning, summarizing, and collaborative planning.
- Ethics & Boundaries: Confidentiality, informed consent, dual relationships, and mandated reporting.
- Multicultural Competence: Cultural humility, bias awareness, and strengths-based perspectives.
- Helper Self-Care: Burnout prevention, resilience routines, and supervision as support.
- Practice Focus: Scenarios, reflection prompts, and skills checks for immediate application.
Table of Contents Highlights
- The Helper’s Personal Qualities and Self-Awareness
- Values, Ethics, and Professional Standards
- Essential Helping Skills: Attending, Listening, Responding
- Assessment, Goal-Setting, and Action Planning
- Working with Diversity and Cultural Humility
- Boundaries, Confidentiality, and Legal Issues
- Managing Challenges: Resistance, Crisis, and Referral
- Supervision, Self-Care, and Career Development
Who Should Use This Book?
- Students in counseling, psychology, social work, and human services
- New helpers building practical skills and ethical foundations
- Supervisors and instructors seeking structured skills training materials
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FAQs
- Is this beginner-friendly?
- Yes. It assumes no prior clinical experience and builds skills step by step.
- Does the book include ethics coverage?
- Yes. Ethical decision-making, boundaries, confidentiality, and legal considerations are core themes.
- Are there practice activities?
- Yes. Reflection prompts, scenarios, and skill checks help apply concepts immediately.
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