Key Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Practice Beyond the Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1609181689 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Featuring many illustrative examples, the book offers fresh insights into how learning and interpersonal skills can be enhanced for both therapist and client.. Rather than being a cookbook of particular techniques, the book richly describes therapists' mental processes and moment-to-moment actions as they engage in effective therapeutic inquiry and improvise to help patients achieve their goals. This book identifies the core competencies shared by expert therapists and helps clinicians—especially those providing brief dynamic/interpersonal therapy—to develop and apply them in their own work. The author integrates the psychotherapy and cognitive science literatures to provide a unique understanding of therapist expertise
This book will be of interest to a broad readership, and will make a valuable text for graduate-level courses in brief dynamic therapy or basic clinical skills."--Jeremy D. Included are detailed and extraordinarily vibrant examples of brief dynamic therapy that both captivate and stimulate the reader. Barber, PhD, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The book will also be useful as a text in graduate programs teaching brief therapy or examining psychoanalytic treatments. It is a rare privilege to so closely observe how a master clinician and supervisor works with his clients. The writing is lucid and masterful and the thinking is seasoned and clinically mature. I could very well see using it in my graduate-level course on brief therapy for both psychology interns and psychiatric residents, and I will recommend it to my colleagues wh