Chapter 1: Successful Helping Flashcards
First-order orientation
Avoiding potholes (avoiding problems)
3 principle goals of helping (p8-12)
- Life enhancing outcomes for the client
- Learning how to help oneself
- Developing a prevention mentality
Second order orientation
Finding a better road (finding solutions)
Why do people seek help?
Crises
Developmental problems
Problems in living
Missed opportunities or unused potential
Common themes among help-seekers
Self-concept (esteem/discouragement)
Relationships
Control/ responsibilities/ choices
Existential/ developmental worries
How do I become a good helper?
Knowledge
Skills
Person
Shadow side of helping
Things that adversely affect the helping relationship, process, and outcomes in substantive ways
What is helping?
Helping has to do with change or a decision
Assisting someone in finding their own solutions
Helping takes place in many settings