Date

Assignments (5^th edition; corresponding 4^th edition reading in italics)

Helping Skill

Discussion Topic

8/18

Skill #1: Client observation and nonverbal behavior

Introductions

Starting internships

8/25

Chap. 1: Are the helping professions for you?

(same)

Skill #2: Listening, attending behavior, and encouraging

Helping profession careers

 

9/1

Chap. 2: Getting the most from your educ./training

(same)

Skill #3: Asking questions, paraphrasing, and summarizing

 

Supervision

9/8

Chap. 6: The helping process (only to p. 162)

(Chap. 5: Stages in the helping process (to p. 123)

Skill #4: Noting and reflecting feelings

Overview of our helping model

9/15

JOURNALS DUE Chap. 3: Helper, know thyself (pp. 65-72); Chap. 4: Common concerns (pp. 99-106)

(Chap. 3, pp. 66-72 & Chap. 4 (pp. 140-147))

Skill #5: Dealing with transference               

Helping pairs Week 1         

Self-disclosure

9/22

30 HOURS DUE by 9/25  Chap. 4: Common concerns (pp. 106-end); Chap. 8: Values (to p. 237)

(Chap. 4, pp. 147-end & Chap. 7 (to p. 182))

Skill #6: Dealing with countertransference

Helping pairs Week 2         

Values and helping

9/29

Chap. 6: The helping process (pp. 162-174)

(Chap. 5, pp. 123-134)

Skill #7: Feedback and confrontation

Helping pairs Week 3         

The challenge of challenging

10/6 

Chap. 6: The helping process (pp. 174-end)

(Chap. 5, pp. 134-end)

Skill #8: Termination

Helping pairs Week 4

Termination ethics

10/13

No class (Fall Break)

10/20

JOURNALS DUE

Chap. 9: Ethical/legal issues (emphasize pp. 256-267)

(Chap. 9, emphasize pp. 229-239)

Skill #9: Interviewing and assessment

Informed consent & confidentiality

10/27

Chap. 11: Working in the community (pp. 293-298)

(Chap. 11, pp. 322-327)

Skill #10: Crisis intervention

Self-care in crisis work

11/3

Joiner et al. (2007), Establishing standards…suicide risk.  Available on line at http://facstaff.unca.edu/himelein/fwreading.htm

Skill #11: Suicide risk assessment

Duty to protect

11/10

Chap. 3: Helper, know thyself (pp. 72-84)

(Chap. 3, pp. 72-85)

The helping model applied to children and adolescents

Exploring family of origin issues

11/17

Chap. 7: Understanding diversity

(Chap. 8: Cultural diversity in helping)

Becoming culturally competent

Cross-cultural therapy

11/24

Chap.  10: Managing boundary issues

(same)

Managing ethical and boundary issues

Ethical dilemmas

12/1

JOURNALS DUE Chap. 13: Stress, burnout, and self-care/(Chap. 14 (Strest) & Chap. 15 (Self-care))

Reducing stress and burnout

Career concerns

12/8

LOGS DUE

Note: Meet at 3 pm (Final Exam Schedule)

Review, site evaluations, and self-evaluations

The future...!

Date

Assignments (5^th edition; corresponding 4^th edition reading in italics)

Helping Skill

Discussion Topic

8/19

Skill #1: Client observation and nonverbal behavior

Introductions

Starting internships

8/26

Chap. 1: Are the helping professions for you?

(same)

Skill #2: Listening, attending behavior, and encouraging

Helping profession careers

 

9/2

Chap. 2: Getting the most from your educ./training

(same)

Skill #3: Asking questions, paraphrasing, and summarizing

 

Supervision

9/9

Chap. 6: The helping process (only to p. 162)

(Chap. 5: Stages in the helping process (to p. 123)

Skill #4: Noting and reflecting feelings

Overview of our helping model

9/16

JOURNALS DUE Chap. 3: Helper, know thyself (pp. 65-72); Chap. 4: Common concerns (pp. 99-106)

(Chap. 3, pp. 66-72 & Chap. 4 (pp. 140-147))

Skill #5: Dealing with transference               

Helping pairs Week 1         

Self-disclosure

9/23

30 HOURS DUE by 9/25  Chap. 4: Common concerns (pp. 106-end); Chap. 8: Values (to p. 237)

(Chap. 4, pp. 147-end & Chap. 7 (to p. 182))

Skill #6: Dealing with countertransference

Helping pairs Week 2         

Values and helping

9/30

Chap. 6: The helping process (pp. 162-174)

(Chap. 5, pp. 123-134)

Skill #7: Feedback and confrontation

Helping pairs Week 3         

The challenge of challenging

10/7 

Chap. 6: The helping process (pp. 174-end)

(Chap. 5, pp. 134-end)

Skill #8: Termination

Helping pairs Week 4

Termination ethics

10/14

JOURNALS DUE

Chap. 9: Ethical/legal issues (emphasize pp. 256-267)

(Chap. 9, emphasize pp. 229-239)

Skill #9: Interviewing and assessment

Informed consent & confidentiality

10/21

Chap. 11: Working in the community (pp. 293-298)

(Chap. 11, pp. 322-327)

Skill #10: Crisis intervention

Self-care in crisis work

10/28

Joiner et al. (2007), Establishing standards…suicide risk.  Available on line at http://facstaff.unca.edu/himelein/fwreading.htm

Skill #11: Suicide risk assessment

Duty to protect

11/4

Chap. 3: Helper, know thyself (pp. 72-84)

(Chap. 3, pp. 72-85)

The helping model applied to children and adolescents

Exploring family of origin issues

11/11

Chap. 7: Understanding diversity

(Chap. 8: Cultural diversity in helping)

Becoming culturally competent

Cross-cultural therapy

11/18

Chap.  10: Managing boundary issues

(same)

Managing ethical and boundary issues

Ethical dilemmas

11/25

No class (Thanksgiving Break)

12/2

JOURNALS DUE

Chap. 13: Stress, burnout, and self-care

Chap. 14 (Stress & burnout) & Chap. 15 (Self-care)

Reducing stress and burnout

Career concerns

12/7

LOGS DUE

Note: Meet 3 pm, MONDAY (Final Exam Schedule)

Review, site evaluations, and self-evaluations

The future...!