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Breaking the Bonds of Dependence
Author: Dr. Oswald Thomas
ISBN: 1-59232-061-9
Format: Paperback, 83pp
Pub. Date: July 2003
Publisher: Seaburn Publishing Group
Price: $14.95
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Breaking the Bonds of Dependence
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The task of a Helping Professional may never be an easy one. Perhaps more
important than schooling or counseling techniques, is the Counselor’s competence
to provide support to the public.
Counselors working in community based organizations, often find themselves in
dilemmas which go against their teaching and common practice – this may make the
counselors oblivious to the negative effects of certain organizational practices
on those who seek their services.
Often times, the counselor feels powerless to change the situation, thus, the
organizational procedures and/or policies reduce the quality of services the
counselors are able to provide, leaving the counselor feeling frustrated. This
frustration is often transferred to the person seeking services, who may then
attribute the counselor’s disposition to themselves as the source.
Throughout this project, the author illustrates some of the common mistakes made
by Counselors who impose their will and values on the counselee, as well as
setting their predetermined goals for the counselee to live up to.
The author believes that any counselor or potential counselor, who reads this
text, will obtain a solid sense of what the profession entails.
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