The Art of Helping Others: Being Around, Being There, Being Wise

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 15/04/2008 - 176 páginas

When searching for someone to help them reflect upon and improve their lives, people tend to be drawn towards those who are compassionate, committed and wise. This book is aimed at those who recognise these qualities in themselves and wish to develop their capacity to engage with and help others.

The authors argue for ways of approaching helping and counselling that are rooted in care and commitment, drawing upon the experiences and practice wisdom of youth workers, housing support and hostel workers, the clergy and those working in a religious setting, educators and settlement and community workers. They explore the key characteristics of those who counsel and teach and examine aspects of the helping process, focusing on living life well, knowing and being oneself, relating to others and working to make change possible.

This book will be essential reading for students on professional training programmes in youth work, community education, ministry, social care and counselling.

 

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Índice

1 Living Life Well
25
2 Knowing and Being Ourselves
43
3 Being Wise
57
4 Relating to Others
71
5 Working to MakeChange Possible
93
6 Deepening Our Practice
113
7 Getting fromHere to There
133
Bibliography
155
Subject Index
167
Author Index
173
BACK COVER
177
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The Art of Helping Others: Being Around, Being There, Being Wise
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Acerca do autor (2008)

Heather Smith has worked in youth projects, a special school, a residential centre working with families where a child has a very serious or terminal illness, and in a housing scheme for younger people. Currently she is a lead tutor in a London further education college. She works both with students experiencing difficulties with studying and participation in college activities, and the staff who teach and support them. Mark Smith has worked as a careers officer, youth and community worker and project worker. He is now the Rank Research Fellow and Tutor at the YMCA George Williams College. Amongst his publications are Developing Youth Work, Local Education and Informal Education.

Informação bibliográfica

TítuloThe Art of Helping Others: Being Around, Being There, Being Wise
AutoresMark K. Smith, Heather Smith
EditoraJessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008
ISBN1846427932, 9781846427930
Número de páginas176 páginas
  
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