On Being a Master Therapist - Practicing What You Preach [Paperback]

Description: JEFFREY A. KOTTLER, PhD, is Professor of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton and Founder of Empower Nepali Girls, an organization that provides educational scholarships for at-risk children in Nepal. JON CARLSON, Psy.D, Ed.D, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State University, University Park, Illinois and a psychologist with the Wellness Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Chapter 1 What IS a Master Therapist Anyway. . . And How Do You Get to Be One? What IS a Master Therapist Anyway? Different Standards of Mastery Client and Therapist Perceptions of Outcomes Definitions of Mastery by Experts on the Subject Chapter 2 What We (Think We) Know So Far A Movement Toward Consensus What Does Make a Difference? Talking to the Masters What Famous Therapists Appear to Have in Common Chapter 3 Deep Compassion and Caring Creating Connections Commitment and Investment The Growth Edge Chapter 4 Sophisticated Interpersonal Skills: Really, Really Listening "How'd You Do That?" Little Things Make a Huge Difference Listening Differently Being in the Moment Chapter 5 Being Fully Present While Focusing On the Other Altered States of Being Mind Chatter A Way of Being Staying Present with Ourselves Chapter 6 Knowing What Maybe/Probably/Mostly Makes a Difference What Makes a Difference? Beyond Understanding: Honoring Magic and Mystery Chapter 7 Speaking the Truth Lies in Therapy Confronting Deception Hard Truths Taking Risks and Exploring the Unknown Chapter 8 Making Mistakes--But Not the Same Ones Over and Over Making Mistakes isn't the Problem Practicing Self-Compassion Most Common Mistakes Mistakes or Just Data to Process? Chapter 9 Inviting and Responding to Constructive Feedback Sources of Feedback Clients are the Best Teachers Feedback That's Most Helpful Processing Feedback Gratefully Being Accountable to Ourselves, Our Colleagues, and Our Clients Life-Changing Feedback Recruiting Master Coaches and Mentors How We Know What We Know Chapter 10 Who You Are is as Important as What You Do Who We Are Versus What We Do Qualities of Master Therapists Practicing Self-Compassion Modeling As Best We Can Chapter 11 Acknowledging Commonalities, Responding to Differences Multiple Cultural Identities An Individual's Multiplicity of Cultures What We Share in Common Metabolizing Theory and Embracing Complexity Chapter 12 Love is a Four-Letter Word in Therapy Multiple Dimensions of Caring Owning Our Personal Motives Learning How to Love Love is Always Possible Chapter 13 Getting Wild, and a Little Crazy: Promoting Creative Breakthroughs When Models and Theories Limit Our Creative Options Sorting Out All the Voices in Our Heads On Being Creative Seeking New Knowledge While Embracing Mystery You've Never Heard of the Most Creative Therapists Thinking Differently About Problems Where Has Creativity Gone? Chapter 14 Promoting Social Interest and Advocacy Who Has Time for This? Real Master Therapists in Action Consistent Themes Related to Advocacy Efforts Let's be Honest, Really Honest Full Circle Chapter 15 Being a Work in Progress A Voracious Curiosity Confronting Despair Versus Hope What Has Been MostHelpful Along the Way What Has Been Least Helpful Along the Way It's About Relationships, Not Content Mastery Means Being Able to Accept Mystery Epilogue References

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