Humane Helping

<p><em>Humane Helping</em> is a comprehensive, practical guide that helps clinicians shift their practice from the mental disorder-and-chemical fix and expert-talk models to a more humane, helpful model that increases their ability to help clients meet life’s challenges and reduce emotional distress. Chapters clearly explain the shortfalls of the current models and the advantages of Eric Maisel’s model and include case studies, reflection questions, and actionable steps. Written for helping professionals in mental health as well as practitioners from fields such as coaching and nursing<em>, Humane Helping</em> challenges current practices and provides helpers with the tools they need to more compassionately, effectively, and honestly serve their clients.</p> <p>Introduction 1. Helping is Hard 2. Helping is Easy 3. Embracing Not Knowing 4. On Not Diagnosing 5. Being With a Person 6. Being With a Real Person 7. Where Will You Focus? 8. Creating Game Plans and Inviting Homework 9. Experimenting with Formulation 10. Including Life Purpose and Meaning 11. Including Circumstances and Experiences 12. Eclecticism and Personality Trait Work 13. Understanding the Psychiatric Survivor Recovery and Peer Support Movements 14. Humanely Helping Children 15. Alternative Helping: Meaning Coaching 16. Alternative Helping Resources for Parents, Children and Families 17. Shifting Your Practices</p>