Process Consultation Revisited: Building the Helping Relationship

The latestaddition to the author's well-loved set of process consultation books,
this new volume builds on the content of the two that precede it and explores
the critical area of the helping relationship. Process Consultation, Volume I
(2nd edition) explains the concept of PC and its role in organization development,
focusing on the behavior of the consultant rather than on the design of
the OD program itself. Process Consultation, Volume II reaffirms PC as a viable
model for working with human systems and explores additional theories of PC
relevant to experienced consultants and managers. Now, Process Consultation
Revisited focuses on the interaction between consultant and client, explaining
how to ach ieve i-he healthy helpi ng relationship so essential to effective consultation.
whether the advisor is an OD consultant, therapist, social worker,
manager, parent, or friend, the dynamics between advisor and advisee can be
difficult to understand and manage. Drawing on over 40 years of experience
as a consultant, Schein creates a general theory and methodology of helping
that will enable a diverse group of readers to navigate the helping process
success fully.