Becoming a Helper

by Gerald Corey (Author), Marianne Schneider Corey (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $3.51

  Emphasizing the helper's role in working with others, this text highlights the struggles, anxieties and uncertainties of helpers and defines the process of becoming a helper. Beginning with a discussion of the motivation for wanting a career in the helping professions, the authors encourage readers to examine their personal motives and needs for helping, and challenge them to be honest in assessing what they will get from their work. This book should be of interest to students considering careers in the helping professions.

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $10.69

  Ideal for anyone embarking on or considering a career in human services, counseling, psychology, social work, or any of the other helping professions, this book provides an overview of the stages of the helping process, and the skills and knowledge required to be a successful helping professional. Drawing on their years of experience, the Coreys focus on the struggles, anxieties, and uncertainties involved in becoming an effective helper, and challenge the reader to take a candid look at the demands and strains they'll face in the helping professions and their motives for choosing a helping career.