List three words that you think describe the

[Pages:31]BELL WORK

List three words that you think describe the

"helping process". Be ready to share

CLASSROOM NORMS

? Be prepared ? Turn off cell phones or put them on vibrate ? Be respectful ? Clean up after yourself

Chapter 4

"The Helping Process"

RH 330/440 Human Service Fieldwork Experience Instructor: Roland Merar By: Yolani Camacho

Student Learning Outcomes:

? At the completion of this presentation students will be able to:

? Explain the definition of helping and its dimensions. ? Recognize the Essential Helping Characteristics &

establishing healthy relationships. ? Identify the Three levels of Practice in Human

Service. ? Describe Three Effective Helping Approaches ? Identify the 5 stages of the Agate Model

Aim of the Chapter

? As a human service provider, your role will involve helping others in some capacity. In your fieldwork, you may already have been involved in some form of helping. Inherent in this role is active participation in the helping process, the essence of human services. This chapter is dedicated to the helping process.

Helping- Definition

? Term that has many individualized meanings, varying with:

- A person's role in human services - Educational background and experience - Personal motivations for becoming a helper

Helping as defined by various subcultures:

? Informal- family and friends assist each other

? Formal- where an individual seeks professional help to cope with life's problems.

? Brammer (1988) views it as the process whereby human service workers "help others to grow toward their personal goals and to strengthen their capacities for coping with life."

Other possible terms:

? Counselor- counselee ? Worker- client ? Therapist- patient ? Clinician- client ? Case manager- client ? Interviewer- interviewee

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