Becoming a therapist : what do I say, and why? / Suzanne Bender, Edward Messner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bender, Suzanne.

Contributor:

Messner, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

xx, 332 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Guilford Press, 2004.

Summary:

This book provides students and novice clinicians with nuts-and-bolts advice about the process of doing therapy, starting with the first contact with a new patient. Suzanne Bender, a junior clinician, and Edward Messner, a seasoned practitioner and supervisor, provide a unique, combined perspective on how therapy is conducted, what works and what doesn't work in treatment, and how to take care of oneself as a clinician. Organized around the treatment of one fictitious patient, with other case examples brought in as needed, the book speaks directly to the questions, concerns, and insecurities that beginning therapists typically face. Written with candor and empathy, it offers authoritative guidance for understanding and resolving common clinical dilemmas.

Contents:

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

The frame

Setting the fee and billing

Telephone calls: from dependencies to emergencies

No-shows, late arrivals, and late departures

Confidentiality and its limits

Substance abuse

Integrating psychopharmacology with psychotherapy

Management of impasses

Empathic lapses

Transference and countertransference

Termination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-321) and index.

ISBN:

1572309431

9781572309432

OCLC:

54801645

Publisher Number:

99959726122