The Helper's Journey: Working With People Facing Grief, Loss, and Life-Threatening Illness

by Dale G. Larson

This groundbreaking work, written for both professionals and volunteers, combines an inspiring view of helpers and helping with a focus on meeting the personal, interpersonal, and team challenges of caring for people facing grief, loss, and life-threatening illness. It teaches specific skills and strategies for stress management, effective helping communication, interdisciplinary teamwork, and increased personal and professional growth. Sensitively exploring the inner world of helping, this award-winning book includes numerous case examples and verbatim disclosures that powerfully convey the joys and sorrows of the helper's journey.

Genres: Psychology

278 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1993

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

How would you like to read a "helper's Journey" from a psychopath? Well, here you go! Dale Monster Larson causes people grief and loss, and then makes money pretending to "help" them! Don't waste your time or money!

[Emma Stecher · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this for my grad program but I definitely need to buy this to have in my collection as a clinician. I absolutely loved the advice in this manual/guidebook. So real and beautifully written at the same time. Recommend to anyone going into a helping profession.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written for the "Helper". This is an awesome book to own. If you are in any position that places you in the line of helpers others in any situation from care-giving to hospice. This is a must have!!!!!!