An Introduction to Helping Skills

Readers will be introduced to the three core approaches of counselling, coaching and mentoring, and shown how they work across a variety of settings, including therapy, teaching, social work and nursing.



Part 1 takes readers through the theory, approaches and skills needed for helping work, and includes chapters on:

• The differences and similarities of counselling, coaching and mentoring


• Foundational and advanced skills for effective helping


• Supervision and reflective practice


• Ethical helping and working with diversity

Part 2 shows how helping skills look in practice, in a variety of different helping professions. 10 specially-written case studies show you the intricacies of different settings and client groups, including work in schools, hospitals, telephone helplines and probation programs.