The skilled helper model of counselling is hugely influential in the
helping professions. Egan's Skilled Helper Model brings a number of
new and challenging perspectives to bear on Egan's work and makes a
major contribution to the development of this problem-management and
opportunity-development approach to helping.
Val Wosket draws on over twenty years experience of counselling,
training and supervising to provide a clear exposition of the model and
situate it in contemporary counselling practice. Numerous case studies
are provided throughout, along with contributions from experienced
practitioners, illustrating how the model can be applied in a variety of
clinical settings and with a range of counselling issues. Egan's
Skilled Helper Model builds on and extends the aims of Egan's original
work, covering key topics, including:
- Developing a client-responsive approach that places the therapeutic
relationship at the heart of the model
- Applying the skilled helper model in research, training and
supervision
- Translating the model into more accessible and adaptable language
This book provides an invaluable resource for trainees, trainers,
supervisors and experienced practitioners wishing to update their
knowledge of the model. It will also be of great interest to anyone in
the helping professions looking for a pragmatic integrative framework
that is adaptable to a diverse range of client issues and contexts.
