Publisher's Synopsis
Emphasizing the helper's role in working with others, this text highlights the struggles, anxieties and uncertainties of helpers and defines the process of becoming a helper. Beginning with a discussion of the motivation for wanting a career in the helping professions, the authors encourage readers to examine their personal motives and needs for helping, and challenge them to be honest in assessing what they will get from their work.;This book should be of interest to students considering careers in the helping professions.