Full Description
This book is intended to help students and novice clinicians, as well as more experienced clinicians, in the mental health professions of counseling, psychology, and social work to develop competence in the fundamental skills of their profession. With a solid grounding in such skills as effective use of questions, reflection of feelings, eliciting and modifying dysfunctional thoughts, and behavioral change strategies, clinicians can both acquire a sound understanding of their clients and develop strong helping skills.
Contents
PART I ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS 1. Becoming an Effective ClinicianEntering the World of the ClinicianCharacteristics of the Effective ClinicianOther Essential Ingredients of TreatmentImportance of Theories of Counseling and PsychotherapyMaking the Transition from Theory to TreatmentUnderstanding the Helping ProfessionsHistorical OverviewPurpose of this BookOrganization of this BookStages of the Treatment ProcessIdentifying People's Areas of DifficultyPlanning the TreatmentStructure of this BookHow this Book Will Contribute to Your Skill DevelopmentUsing This Book EffectivelyPromoting Skill DevelopmentPractice Group ExercisesLearning Opportunities2. Antecedents to Effective Skill Development: Multicultural Competence, Ethical Understanding, Social Justice, and OthersPaving the Way for Skill DevelopmentLearning Goals for the ChapterEthical StandardsUnderstanding Normal and Abnormal Human DevelopmentTheories of Counseling and PsychotherapyMulticultural Understanding and CompetenceSocial Justice and AdvocacyIntegrating the Mind, Body, and SpiritOther Areas of Knowledge and CompetenceLearning OpportunitiesPART II USING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS BACKGROUND 3. Using Questions Effectively to Gather Information and Understand BackgroundExample Illustrating Importance of QuestionsPurposes That Questions Can AccomplishThe Importance of PurposeFormulating Helpful QuestionsImportance of Background InformationPurposes and Nature of Intake InterviewsExample of an Intake InterviewLearning Opportunities4. Additional Skills to Gather Information and Understand Background: Structuring the Initial Session, Early Recollections, Genograms, LifeChronologyStructuring an Initial SessionMaking Discussion of the Past Relevant and MeaningfulEliciting Strengths from Discussion of BackgrounEarly RecollectionsGenogramsThe Lifeline or Life ChronologyLearning OpportunitiesPART III USING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS TO ELICIT AND MODIFY EMOTIONS 5. Using Fundamental Skills to Elicit and Clarify EmotionsImportance of EmotionsDefinition of Emotions or FeelingsBenefits of Attending To and Understanding EmotionsDrawbacks to Focusing on EmotionsGuidelines for Understanding and Addressing EmotionsEffective AttendingTrackingVerbal EncouragersSummarizationCommunicating Accurate Empathy and Reflecting FeelingsLearning Opportunities6. Using Fundamental Skills to Contain and Change EmotionsPositive PsychologyStrength-Based Reflections of FeelingFacilitating Expression and Identification of EmotionsAdditional Strategies to Elicit and Identify EmotionsBarriers and Solutions to Eliciting Clients' EmotionsNonverbal Expressions of EmotionUsing Focusing to Help People Access and Express EmotionsUsing Gestalt Strategies to Help People Access and Express EmotionsThe Clinician's Verbal and Nonverbal Expression of EmotionsContainment of EmotionsChanging EmotionsLearning OpportunitiesPART IV Using Fundamental Skills to Elicit, Assess, and Modify Thoughts and Accompanying Emotions and ActionsThe Power of ThoughtsTerminologyEliciting ThoughtsProviding Education on Cognitive TherapyLinking Thoughts to Emotions and ActionsDetermining Whether Thoughts are Helpful or HarmfulAssessing the Validity of the ThoughtsCategorizing Distorted ThoughtsModifying Distorted CognitionsChaning Emotions and ActionsRerating Thoughts and EmotionsOverview of Process of Modifying ThoughtsLearning Opportunities8. Additional Skills to Elicit, Assess, and Modify ThoughtsBuilding on Fundamental Cognitive SkillsReflections of MeaningIdentifying a Focal ConcernProblem SolvingInformation GivingDecision MakingSpecific Skills Related to Modifying ThoughtsPositive Self-Talk and AffirmationsAnchoringReframingThought StoppingMeditationMindfulness MeditationJournal WritingMind MappingLearning AND BEHAVIORS 9. Fundamental Skills to Identify, Assess, and Change Actions and BehaviorsImportance of Actions and BehaviorsDevelopment of Behavior TherapyDescribing and Measuring Problematic Actions and BehaviorsEstablishing GoalsCreating a Behavior Change ContractReview of Steps to Effect Behavioral Change10. Additional Strategies for Identifying, Assessing, and Changing Actions and BehaviorsSpecific Skills to Promote Change in ActionsDeveloping Between-Session Tasks to Promote ChangePotential Barriers to ChangeGeneral Guidelines for Promoting Behavioral ChangeEmpowermentChallenge and Caring ConfrontationVisualizationBehavioral RehearsalModelingSkill DevelopmentBreaking Down Behaviors into Small StepsPossibility or Presuppositional LanguageRelaxationSystematic DesensitizationPART VI SOLIDIFYING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS 11. Reviewing, Integrating, and Reinforcing LearningChecklist of Clinician StrengthsCharacteristics of the Expert ClinicianOpportunity to Apply and Practice SkillsIntake Interview of Samuel GoldReferencesIndex
