How psychotherapists develop : a study of therapeutic work and professional growth /

"Based on a 15-year study of psychotherapists' experiences and careers, this book is written equally for practicing therapists, clinical educators, and mental health researchers. The authors and their collaborators collected richly detailed reports from nearly 5,000 psychotherapists of all...

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Main Author: Orlinsky, David E. (David Elliot), 1936-
Corporate Author: Society for Psychotherapy Research. Collaborative Research Network
Other Authors: Rønnestad, Michael Helge, Ambühl, Hansruedi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Based on a 15-year study of psychotherapists' experiences and careers, this book is written equally for practicing therapists, clinical educators, and mental health researchers. The authors and their collaborators collected richly detailed reports from nearly 5,000 psychotherapists of all career levels, professions, and theoretical orientations in more than a dozen countries worldwide. Here the authors sensitively explore the complex nature and interrelatedness of psychotherapeutic work and professional development through a series of systematic, controlled, clinically and theoretically informed analyses--and, in so doing, establish a solid foundation for empirically supported programs of training and supervision. This landmark work emphasizes to researchers the importance of the psychotherapist's contribution to effective treatment, offers guidance to teachers and supervisors of psychotherapists, and--not least--promises to satisfy the curiosity of therapists at all career levels about how their own experiences of work and growth compare with those of their peers and colleagues"--Cover. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 325 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-311) and indexes.
ISBN:1591472733 (electronic bk.)
9781591472735 (electronic bk.)