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On being a master therapist : practicing what you preach /
Learn from master therapists and bring your skills to the nextlevel Bringing a breath of fresh air to the therapy profession, thiscompelling and thoughtful resource urges readers to move fromcompetency to full mastery in the mental health field. Combiningthe findings of hundreds of previous studies,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is a Master Therapist Anyway
- And How Do You Get to Be One?
- What Is a Master Therapist?
- Different Standards of Mastery
- Client and Therapist Perceptions of Outcomes
- Definitions of Mastery by Experts on the Subject
- 2. What We (Think We) Know So Far
- A Movement Toward Consensus
- What Does Make a Difference?
- Talking to the Masters
- What Famous Therapists Appear to Have in Common
- 3. Deep Compassion and Caring
- Creating Connections
- Commitment and Investment
- The Growth Edge
- 4. Sophisticated Interpersonal Skills: Really, Really Listening
- "How'd You Do That?"
- Little Things Make a Huge Difference
- Listening Differently
- Being in the Moment
- 5. Being Fully Present While Focusing on the Other
- Altered States of Being
- Mind Chatter
- A Way of Being
- Staying Present With Ourselves
- 6. Knowing What Maybe/Probably/Mostly Makes a Difference
- What Makes a Difference?
- Note continued: Beyond Understanding: Honoring Magic and Mystery
- 7. Speaking the Truth
- Lies in Therapy
- Confronting Deception
- Hard Truths
- Taking Risks and Exploring the Unknown
- 8. Making Mistakes
- But Not the Same Ones Over and Over
- Making Mistakes Isn't the Problem
- Practicing Self-Compassion
- Most Common Mistakes
- Mistakes or Just Data to Process?
- 9. Inviting and Responding to Constructive Feedback
- Sources of Feedback
- Clients Are the Best Teachers
- Feedback That's Most Helpful
- Processing Feedback Gratefully
- Being Accountable to Ourselves, Our Colleagues, and Our Clients
- Life-Changing Feedback
- Recruiting Master Coaches and Mentors
- How We Know What We Know
- 10. Who You Are Is as Important as What You Do
- Who We Are Versus What We Do
- Qualities of Master Therapists
- Practicing Self-Compassion
- Modeling As Best We Can
- 11. Acknowledging Commonalities, Responding to Differences
- Multiple Cultural Identities.
- Note continued: An Individual's Multiplicity of Cultures
- What We Share in Common
- Metabolizing Theory and Embracing Complexity
- 12. Love Is a Four-Letter Word in Therapy
- Multiple Dimensions of Caring
- Owning Our Personal Motives
- Learning How to Love
- Love Is Always Possible
- 13. Getting Wild and a Little Crazy: Promoting Creative Breakthroughs
- When Models and Theories Limit Our Creative Options
- Sorting Out All the Voices in Our Heads
- On Being Creative
- Seeking New Knowledge While Embracing Mystery
- You've Never Heard of the Most Creative Therapists
- Thinking Differently About Problems
- Where Has Creativity Gone?
- 14. Promoting Social Interest and Advocacy
- Who Has Time for This?
- Real Master Therapists in Action
- Consistent Themes Related to Advocacy Efforts
- Let's Be Honest, Really Honest
- Full Circle
- 15. Being a Work in Progress
- A Voracious Curiosity
- Confronting Despair Versus Hope.
- Note continued: What Has Been Most Helpful Along the Way
- What Has Been Least Helpful Along the Way
- It's About Relationships, Not Content
- Mastery Means Being Able to Accept Mystery.