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Author Fine, Sara.

Title The first helping interview : engaging the client and building trust / Sara F. Fine, Paul H. Glasser.

Imprint Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1996.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  158.3 F495F    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
Series Sage human services guides ; v. 70
Sage human services guides ; v. 70.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-178) and index.
Contents What Makes Therapy Happen? -- Establishing a Pattern -- Letting the Client Know You Know -- The Therapist as Teacher -- Who Are Our Clients? -- Voluntary Clients -- Involuntary Clients -- The Role of Anxiety in Acceptance of Therapy -- Clients and Trust -- Setting the Appointment -- Your Own Anxiety -- Greeting the Client -- What Shall We Call Each Other? -- Should the Client Be Comfortable? -- The Physical Arrangement -- Distractions Come in Many Shapes -- Starting the Interview -- The Home Visit -- Client Records -- Note Taking -- The Business of Therapy: Fees, Appointments and Telephone Calls -- Your First Meeting With the Client -- A Guide to Observing the Client -- Establishing Your Role -- And What of the Client? -- Getting to Know the Client -- Listening, the Heart of Therapy -- Alerts, Red Alerts and Stop Signs -- What If You Miss Something--and It's Important? -- When the Client Is More Than One -- Other Perspectives on Understanding the Client: Cognitive Processes -- How Much Structure--When and Why -- Linear and Circular Thinking -- Concrete and Abstract Thinkers -- Gathering Formal Information -- Getting Essential Information -- Reviewing Relevant Aspects of the Client's Present Environment -- The Use of History -- Putting It Together--Defining the Problem -- The Written Assessment or Diagnostic Statement -- The Client's Response to the Practitioner -- What Does the Client Bring to Therapy? -- Communication Dynamics of the Helping Interview -- The Sounds of Therapy.
Summary "Providing a practical handbook for the helping professions, The First Helping Interview is a highly useful, easy-to-understand guide for both experienced and novice practitioners. This book reveals the steps involved in the crucial first meeting with a client. The authors approach the task of an initial interview by providing an overview of what the therapeutic process is and what to expect from clients, both those who seek help voluntarily and those who are required to get help. The book also covers the practical basics of therapy -- counselor/client roles, physical settings, communication dynamics, assessment and diagnosis, record keeping, goals and contracts, and trust building. Separate chapters discuss special topics such as working with couples and families, the role of culture and ethnicity, when and how to refer clients with serious problems, and legal and ethical issues. Although this book is general enough to be used by any practitioner, the authors pay particular attention to specific settings, such as child protective services, crisis intervention, and corrections. Book jacket."--Jacket.
Processing Action Self-Renewing 2017 UoY
Subject Counselor and client.
Interviewing.
Counselors -- Training of.
Counselor and client. (OCoLC)fst00881280
Counselors -- Training of. (OCoLC)fst00881301
Interviewing. (OCoLC)fst00977601
Counseling.
Interviewen.
Cliënten.
Counseling -- methods. (DNLM)D003376Q000379
Interview, Psychological. (DNLM)D007406
Added Author Glasser, Paul H.
Other Form: Online version: Fine, Sara. First helping interview. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1996 (OCoLC)605194501
Online version: Fine, Sara. First helping interview. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1996 (OCoLC)607751846
ISBN 0803971400 (acid-free paper)
9780803971400 (acid-free paper)
0803971419 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780803971417 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
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