Helping Relationships and Strategies

Hutchins and Cole provide the essential TTnuts-and-boltsTT regarding the basic skills and procedures of counseling in this very structured and very practical introduction. The twenty-three short chapters provide comprehensive coverage, and extensive, class-tested pedagogical materials (including exercises, role plays, behavior checklists, and numerous forms to fill out) help students keep track of their progress. The authors provide a structured and systematic way to integrate diverse methods and different approaches to the helping process, and the book's sequential organization from basic skills (Part Two) and the problem-solving process (Part Three) to specific strategies (Part Four) has proven to be a most effective way to aid beginning helpers in this effort..