Published by Pearson (4 June 2024) © 2025
Learning the Art of Helping teaches the art of helping using a practical, relationship-focused approach. It emphasizes the skills necessary to be effective in the art of helping, from basic building blocks to advanced therapeutic techniques. The text is practical, innovative, and focused on the relationship between the helper and the client. The author incorporates the latest research on effective treatments, while offering an integrative perspective. Stop and Reflect sections, exercises, homework, class discussion topics, and Journal Starters help you learn to become a reflective practitioner.
The 8th Edition includes over 150 new references and enhanced treatment of the therapeutic relationship, using helping skills with children, and more.
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