Skills and Techniques for Human Service Professionals—Counseling Environment, Helping Skills, Treatment Issues

Neukrug (Old Dominion U.) focuses on skills appropriate for human service professionals rather than for in-depth counseling/ psychotherapy. His practical guide offers vignettes, exercises, and discussion questions on characteristics of the effective helper, treatment issues, and ethical and professional issues. Appends material on competency areas; ethical standards; exercises associated with goals, skills, and attitudes; DSM-IV-TR diagnoses; the global assessment of functioning scale; case studies; common medications; and an example of an initial intake report. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)