Professional Issues & Professional Development
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Voices from the Field
Defining Moments in Counselor and Therapist Development
- Edited by Michelle J. Trotter-Mathison, Julie Koch, Sandra Sanger and Thomas Skovholt.
Published March 2010
All professional counselors and therapists can identify a number of turning points in their careers – moments, interactions, or processes – that led to key realizations regarding their practice with clients, work with students, or self-understanding. This book is a collection of such turning…
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A Guide to Practicum and Internship for School Counselors-in-Training
- Edited by Jeannine R. Studer, and Joel Diambra.
Published March 2010
School counseling is a rather specialized field, yet students entering it do not have a single, comprehensive resource to guide them through the process. This text covers all aspects of the practicum and internship experience, from the initial contact with your supervisor to detailed descriptions…
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101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques
- Edited by Gladeana McMahon, and Anne Archer.
Published February 2010
101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques provides focused, practical strategies to help the coach with their work. Each point provides a detailed explanation of the strategy together with potential pitfalls and solutions.
Contributors from a range of coaching backgrounds are brought together to…
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Jay Haley Revisited
- Edited by Madeleine Richeport-Haley, and Jon Carlson.
Published February 2010
Jay Haley Revisited brings together some of the most influential professionals who introduce, analyze, and put into context some of the most interesting and significant papers Jay Haley produced, both published and unpublished. Jay Haley was one of the most influential thinkers in psychotherapy who…
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The Assassin and the Therapist
An Exploration of Truth in Psychotherapy and in Life
- By Jeffrey Kottler.
Published January 2010
Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself. The author of this book found himself in just such a…
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25 Essential Skills and Strategies for the Professional Behavior Analyst
Expert Tips for Maximizing Consulting Effectiveness
- By Jon Bailey, and Mary Burch.
Published October 2009
25 Essential Skills & Strategies for the Professional Behavior Analyst is a much needed guidebook for behavior analysts who want to become successful at consulting. Jon Bailey and Mary Burch present five basic skills and strategy areas that professional behavior analysts need to acquire.…
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The Psychology of Executive Coaching
Theory and Application
- By Bruce Peltier.
Published September 2009
With the first edition of this text, Peltier drew on his extensive experience in both the clinical and business worlds to create a comprehensive resource that brought psychological and coaching concepts together. It quickly became a practical and invaluable guide for both mental health…
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Highly Effective Therapy
Developing Essential Clinical Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy
- By Len Sperry.
Published August 2009
Mental health professionals and accrediting bodies have steadily been embracing competency-focused learning and clinical practice. In contrast to a skill, a competency is a level of sufficiency evaluated against an external standard. Learning to be clinically competent involves considerably more…
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Common Dilemmas in Couple Therapy
- By Judith P. Leavitt.
Published August 2009
Common Dilemmas in Couple Therapy addresses four common problems that couples therapists face everyday in their offices, problems that leave therapists exhausted, drained, challenged, alive, racing, and on edge. These dilemmas encompass not only the difficult challenges therapists face everyday,…
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Psychotherapy as a Developmental Process
- By Michael Basseches, and Michael F. Mascolo.
Published August 2009
For all those engaged in psychotherapy practice, regardless of modality or approach, the goal of this book is to provide a framework and method for thinking about their work that allows for critical reflection on their own successes and disappointments, and on the similarities and differences among…
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