Becoming a Therapist What Do I Say, and Why?

Name: Becoming a Therapist What Do I Say, and Why?
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ISBN: 9781572309432

ISBN-10: 1572309431

ISBN-13: 9781572309432

Edition: 2003

Authors: Suzanne Bender, Edward Messner, Suzanne L. Bender

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This work provides students and novice clinicians with nuts-and-bolts advice about the process of doing therapy, starting with the very first contact with a new patient. Filling a typical gap in clinical training, the book focuses on such real-world tasks as setting up appointments.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 11/19/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Introduction



The Consultation



First Contact



The First Moments



Initiating an Alliance and Assessing Safety



Enhancing the Therapeutic Alliance and Eliciting History



Collecting a Psychosocial History and Screening for Common Psychological Disorders



Formulating a Treatment Plan



Frame and Variations



The Frame



Setting the Fee and Billing



Telephone Calls: From Dependencies to Emergencies



No-Shows, Late Arrivals, and Late Departures



Confidentiality and Its Limits



Chemistry



Substance Abuse



Integrating Psychopharmacology with Psychotherapy



Therapeutic Dilemmas



Management of Impasses



Empathic Lapses



Transference and Countertransference



Termination


Epilogue


Glossary


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index