Introduction to Helping

Introduction to Helping INTRODUCTION According to Egan and Reese (2019), “Many people become clients because, either in their own eyes or in the eyes of others, they are involved in problem situations that they are not handling well. Others seek help because they feel they are not living as fully as they might” (pp. 9–10). Human services professionals meet clients in many diverse settings (for example, schools, hospitals, prisons, counseling agencies, government agencies, et cetera.). The word client can take on many different meanings depending on the setting; since the work of human services professionals is so diverse, the term client can change just as often as the setting changes. For the purposes of this course, we will use the term client in a broad sense. A client can be an individual, agency, community, or group to whom you provide helping services. Readings Use your The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping text to read the following: Chapter 1, “The Ingredients of Successful Helping,” pages 3–42. Chapter 3, “Commit Yourself to the Helping Relationship and the Values That Drive It,” pages 65–93. Multimedia Click Kuder Task Self-Efficacy Scale to complete this interactive presentation. Learning Components This activity will help you achieve the following learning components: Readings Use your The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping text to read the following: Chapter 1, “The Ingredients of Successful Helping,” pages 3–42. Chapter 3, “Commit Yourself to the Helping Relationship and the Values That Drive It,” pages  Your Online ePortfolio Online ePortfolios serve two key purposes: 1) to support learning and reflection, and 2) to be used as a showcase tool. 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Toggle Drawer [u01d1] Unit 1 Discussion 1 Introduction to Helping This week’s readings discuss the key values that a human services professional should possess in a helping relationship. Assess your own values by completing Exercise 3.5, “Identify Your Five Key Values,” on page 24 of your Exercises in Helping Skills: A Manual to Accompany The Skilled Helper text. For this discussion, provide a summary of your results from the exercise. Use the required reading from Chapter 3 in your The Skilled Helper text to support your discussion post. Response Guidelines Respond to the initial discussion posts of at least two other learners. Compare and contrast the key values of their self-assessment results with those of your own self-assessment. Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio. Learning Components This activity will help you achieve the following learning components: My name is Debra Heslop  I live in Bridgeport Connecticut I daughter 7 years  I work two full time I work at the Kennedy center DSP work with people with disability I also work with Harford Health care I overnight as PCA  anymore information email