On Becoming a Better Therapist - Evidence-Based Practice One Client at a Time (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

How can therapists become better at doing what they love, avoid burnout, and prevent client dropout? Respected therapist, trainer, and researcher Barry Duncan asserts that getting better at this work requires therapists to dedicate themselves to two key tasks: obtaining systematic client feedback and taking charge of their own development as a therapist. This book describes his 'Partners for Change Outcome Management System' (PCOMS), which provides systematic feedback from clients, thereby enabling therapists to identify and target clients who aren't responding to traditional treatment before they drop out. Duncan examines the common factors inherent to all successful therapies and details the importance of the therapeutic alliance as the foundation of effective therapy. He encourages therapists to expand their theoretical breadth, think deeply about the lessons they learn from their clients, and integrate these lessons into their performance. Scholarly yet deeply personal, with lively case examples and unfailing good humor, Duncan's work is essential reading for anyone who seeks to rediscover purpose in their work. New to this edition are two chapters, one demonstrating PCOMS with couples, families, and youth and the other presenting how to implement PCOMS on an organizational scale. This book also integrates the author's responses to many thoughtful questions raised by trainees and readers of the last edition.

General

Imprint:	American Psychological Association
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	May 2014
Authors:	Barry L Duncan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	270
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4338-1745-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	1-4338-1745-4
Barcode:	9781433817458

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