Description
The Second Edition of Herschel Knapp’s Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills provides beginners and seasoned professionals with the skills to navigate the facts and feelings endemic to professional therapeutic communication. With a comprehensive perspective, Dr. Knapp clearly and effectively explains differences between casual and therapeutic relationships, focusing on key elements such as the therapeutic process, social and emotional factors, and professionalism. Organized into discrete sections to highlight individual skills, each chapter follows a unified format, encouraging readers to apply their knowledge frequently.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Defining the Therapeutic Relationship
2. Getting Started
3. Following
4. Emotional Communication
5. Leading
Video Interview Self-Critique Exercise
Overview of Appendixes A, B, and C
Appendix A. Session With Dusty, Week 1, Initial Session
Appendix B. Session With Dusty, Week 5, Midtherapy
Appendix C. Session With Dusty, Week 10, Termination
Appendix D. Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
