{"product_id":"peer-counseling-skills-a-pocket-resource-for-peer-support-specialists-paperback","title":"Peer Counseling Skills: A Pocket Resource for Peer Support Specialists - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles E. Drebing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeer counseling\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most common intervention that \u003cstrong\u003ePeer Support Specialists\u003c\/strong\u003e provide. It requires a specific set of skills that take years to learn to do well. Most people do not come by them naturally - we often have to unlearn bad habits around giving advice. Peer counseling is different from psychotherapy in important ways. Both involve talking and listening in the context of helping relationships, but they are very different. When we confuse the two, there can be bad outcomes for everyone. When done well, they complement each other and produce better outcomes than either alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to be an \u003cstrong\u003eeasy-to-access\u003c\/strong\u003e resource that you can have with you and use while you are providing peer counseling. It is also designed to be \u003cstrong\u003ea training resource\u003c\/strong\u003e for Peer Support Specialists and other peer counselors who are learning these skills. It includes theory and background information, but it is designed to encourage you to practice and build your counseling skills. Chapters focus on specific skills and strategies, including \u003cstrong\u003eeffective listening, telling recovery stories that promote change, working with ambivalence, ethical issues, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e building advanced peer counseling skills\u003c\/strong\u003e. Exercises and questions will guide your skill development. It is designed for Peer Support Specialists working with adults using mental health and\/or substance use services, but the skills are relevant for peer counselors working in other fields, such as in schools, self-help groups, medical settings and religious organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314805739757,"sku":"9798330257492","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/lsquHTt7O29798330257492.webp?v=1784668880","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/peer-counseling-skills-a-pocket-resource-for-peer-support-specialists-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}