Effective Counseling and Psychotherapy - An Evidence-Based Approach (Paperback)

Describes what actually works in therapy and how to achieve it Grounded in over 50 years of outcome research, this comprehensive textbook focuses on outcomes management and the principles and core strategies for delivering competent and effective therapeutic practice. Applicable to all settings and models, the text illuminates four foundational principles of therapeutic practice: a strengths-based framework, collaborative practice, clinician effectiveness, and routine and ongoing outcome-oriented clinical work. The book presents strategies for identifying, evoking, and using client strengths to promote behavioral health. It focuses on the importance of client engagement during initial interactions and describes advanced listening and attending strategies for strengthening the clinical alliance. A chapter on Matching and Classes of Interventions examines important processes for increasing client fit and treatment outcome. Clinical dialogues, vignettes, sample questions, anecdotes, practice exercises, printable forms, and online resources help to reinforce content. An appendix provides additional insights into outcome measures, graphs, and charts covered within the book, and a robust instructor packet includes an instructor's manual, Power Point slides, a test bank, and a video component, as well as additional student exercises. Key Features: Describes current research and practice strategies for tracking therapeutic effectiveness Underscores the fundamental principles and core strategies for delivering effective therapy Provides specific, evidence-based ways to improve the benefit of therapy and therapist effectiveness Presents strategies for identifying, evoking, and using client strengths to promote behavioral health Delivers proven methods for monitoring client progress Includes clinical dialogues, vignettes, sample questions, practice exercises, printable forms, and online resources Provides instructor's manual, Power Point slides, test bank, and video component, as well as a free digital ebook

General

Imprint:	Springer Publishing Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Bob Bertolino
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-0-8261-4112-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy Promotions
LSN:	0-8261-4112-9
Barcode:	9780826141125

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