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Introduction to Helping Relationship (Facilitative Aspects of Helping…
Introduction to Helping Relationship
Personal Characteristics of Effective Helper
Effective therapists have an identity.
Effective therapists respect and appreciate themselves.
Effective therapists are open to change.
Effective therapists make choices that are life oriented.
Effective therapists are authentic, sincere and honest.
Benefits for the Helper
feel needed and gain self worth by helping others.
Increase positive self regards while giving and assisting others.
feels better psychologically when assisting others.
Helping is a reciprocal process and it will benefit both helper and helpee.
Increase ability to solve own problem when often assisting others.
Characteristic of Helper
Positive Regard
Patience
Honesty
Humility
Facilitative Aspects of Helping
can provide support and relief.
Through the process of helping, clients can also gain insight, such that they come to understand themselves in new ways.
can assist individuals in dealing with the existential concerns
can promote proactive involvement in life.
Clients can learn skills needed to live more effectively and reach their potential
can also assist individuals in making decisions about their life direction.
Problematics aspects of Helping
helping can provide just enough relief to enable people to stay in the maladaptive situations or relationships.
Helping can create dependency
Helper's personal issues sometimes place them at risk for encouraging dependency in those they assist.
helpers unduly impose personal or societal values on their clients