Full Description
Helping beginning and experienced therapists cope with the myriad challenges of working in agencies, clinics, hospitals, and private practice, this book distills the leading theories and best practices in the field. The authors provide a clear approach to engaging diverse clients and building rapport; interweaving evidence-based techniques to meet therapeutic goals; and intervening effectively with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems. Practitioners will find tools for addressing the needs of their clients while caring for themselves and avoiding burnout; students will find a clear-headed framework for making use of the variety of approaches available in mental health practice.
Contents
I. Therapy in the Real World
1. Overview of the Book
2. Evidence-Based Practice
3. Incorporating Multicultural, Racial, and Socioeconomic Diversity
II. Core Mediational Processes
4. Joining and Establishing the Therapeutic Relationship
5. Psychoeducation and Recovery Principles in Mental Health Services
6. Motivational Interviewing
7. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
8. Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Principles and Practices
9. Relapse Prevention, Trigger Management, and the Completion of Treatment
III. Systems Interventions: Family, Multisystems, and Group Treatment
10. Family Therapy
11. The Multisystems Model and Interdisciplinary Coordination of Care
12. Group Therapy
IV. Risk Assessment and Crisis Intervention
13. Risk Assessment and Suicide Prevention
14. Crisis Intervention in Clinics, Schools, and Communities: Responses to Violence, Suicide, and Homicide
V. Challenges of Clinical Work, Clinician Self-Care, Supervision, and Training
15. The Benefits and Challenges of Clinical Work and the Importance of Clinician Self-Care
16. Supervision, Training, and Organizational Support as Antidotes to Burnout
Concluding Statement
