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THE CARING HELPER TRAINING SET  The six videotapes feature:  Dr. Larson explaining concepts and skills developed and tested in training of professional and volunteer caregivers  Interviews with bereaved family members who share their experiences with grief and loss  Experienced helpers demonstrating support group skills  Graphics that identify skills and concepts applied in interviews, group discussions, and support groups  The workbook includes:  Instructions for facilitating learning  Content introductions on each session  Pre-work to prepare for the content of each tape  Questions for discussion or reflection  Individual and group activities  Directions for preparing a personal reference book  The six videotapes include:  You as a Helper:   Explores our personal goals and motivations as helpers. Presents a model of helping as a natural process. Experienced helpers share their rewards and great moments in helping. Discusses the challenge of caring: how to be emotionally involved as a helper without burning out and falling into the "helper's pit."  Grief and Loss:   Examines the impact and dynamics of grief and loss. Interviews with bereaved family members illustrate the different stages of grief and the tasks of grieving. Presents examples of specific intervention techniques and goals with grieving individuals and families.  Communication Skills for Effective Helping:   Presents a microskill approach to communication skills and skill development. Identifies and demonstrates verbal and nonverbal communication skills, including silence, self-disclosure, reflecting feelings, paraphrasing, and client frame-of-reference responses. Discusses directiveness and control in helping.  Guidelines for Listening and Helping:   Presents guidelines for listening and helping, enhancing self-esteem while promoting self-disclosure, suspending judgments, developing a diverse repertoire of helping skills, and helping people tell their stories. Discusses major myths and mistakes in helping others in distress, including the trivialization of distress.  Making Support Groups Work:   Examines how support groups help caregivers, and specific strategies for ensuring successful groups. Emphasizes open-ended approach to support group facilitation. Presents ground rules for members, typical problems in groups, and evaluation techniques. Discusses and demonstrates support group exercises in a caregiver group.  The Helper's Journey:   Examines stress, coping, and personal and professional growth for the caregiver. Presents a practical model of stress and coping that uses the caregiver's goals and values. Identifies invisible stressors, causes of burnout, and proven stress management strategies. Bereaved individuals talk about the value of a caring helper  Previous Page  Next Page  Applied Vision, LLC P.O. Box 1245, San Carlos, CA 94070 — phone: (650) 591-9307 Copyright © 1998/2008 APPLIED VISION, LLC All rights reserved.