A review by nicklovinbooks
Learning the Art of Helping: Building Blocks and Techniques by Mark E. Young

3.0

Three and a half. Definitely could use an update In terms of PC culture, GI/SO language and an overhaul in the level of condescension and patronization present. I mean, if we’re being trained in a profession where the crux of it is to validate someone’s lived experience, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to ensure that was the case? Anything less or else is just false advertising plain and simple. The writing was good and clear. But yea, especially since I took a skill based class where this was the textbook, I don’t think it was free of faux paux or offense to the reader, let alone the freaking client. But oh well, gotta have a text for this at the end of the day. And at the end of the day, it’s just that: a text. Not a bible or instructional manual. Far from it. Just think of it like eager recommendations with some skill formulas embedded. In fact, our course facilitators often contradicted those exact recs and wordings! Tldr; take with a grain of salt.