The therapist in the real world : what you never learn in graduate school (but really need to know) / Jeffrey A. Kottler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kottler, Jeffrey A.

Series:

Norton professional book

A Norton professional book

Standardized Title:

What you never learned in graduate school

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy--Vocational guidance.

Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy--Practice.

Psychotherapists.

Mental health counselors.

Mental health counseling.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Counseling.

Vocational Guidance.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Counseling.

Vocational Guidance.

Physical Description:

318 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015]

Summary:

Warm, Pragmatic, and at Times Provocative, this is a book about what it means to be a practicing therapist or counselor in the real world. Jeffrey Kettler speaks with honesty, practicality, and authority about crucial skills, secrets, and ideas that lead to greater personal satisfaction and professional success, unpacking subjects that formal educational experiences don't address. Part I, "More Than You Bargained For," covers the changing landscape of the mental health profession and the limits and merits of professional training. Part II, "Secrets and Neglected Challenges," explores important issues that are often overlooked during training years, including the wags our clients become our greatest teachers, the power of storytelling, and the role of deception in psychotherapy. And in PART III, "Ongoing Personal and Professional Development," Kottler focuses on areas in which even the most experienced therapists can continue to hone their talents and maximize their potential, laying out effective tips to: Get the most from supervision, Balance work pressures with personal goals and responsibilities, Navigate organization politics, Keep up with innovative forms of therapy; be responsive to the marketplace, Write and publish books and articles, Cultivate creativity in clinical work, Develop a deeper understanding of what leads to lasting change, Maintain a private practice, Present and lecture to large and small audiences, Sustain passion for the work of helping others, Plan for the future and much more. As honest and inspiring as it is revealing, this book offers therapists and counselors at all levels of experience key insights for thriving after formal education.

Contents:

More than you bargained for. What you may not have learned in graduate school ; Seismic shifts in the practice of therapy ; Walking on water and other unrealistic expectations ; Organized confusion : making sense of change processes in clients, the profession, and ourselves ; Returning to the basics when it all starts to sound familiar

Secrets and neglected challenges. Clients are your best teachers ; Relationships are (almost) everything ; Honoring and telling stories ; Private practice and/or public service

Ongoing personal and professional development. Upgrading your presentations ; Writing and publishing for pleasure, purppose, or profit ; Navigating organizational politics ; On supervision, mentoring, mastery, and creativity.

Notes:

Previous edition published in 1997 as: What you never learned in graduate school : a survival guide for therapists / Jeffrey A. Kottler and Richard J. Hazler.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393710984

039371098X

OCLC:

891611195