Becoming a Therapist What Do I Say, and Why?,9781572309432

Becoming a Therapist What Do I Say, and Why?

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781572309432
ISBN10: 1572309431
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-11-19
Publisher(s): The Guilford Press
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Summary

This book provides students and novice clinicians with nuts-and-bolts advice about the process of doing therapy, starting with the first contact with a new patient. Suzanne Bender, a junior clinician, and Edward Messner, a seasoned practitioner and supervisor, provide a unique, combined perspective on how therapy is conducted, what works and what doesn't work in treatment, and how to take care of oneself as a clinician. Organized around the treatment of one fictitious patient, with other case examples brought in as needed, the book speaks directly to the questions, concerns, and insecurities that beginning therapists typically face. Written with candor and empathy, it offers authoritative guidance for understanding and resolving common clinical dilemmas.

Author Biography

Suzanne Bender, MD, is a Staff Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Edward Messner, MD, is a Senior Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(8)
I. THE CONSULTATION
First Contact
9(10)
The First Moments
19(7)
Initiating an Alliance and Assessing Safety
26(14)
Enhancing the Therapeutic Alliance and Eliciting History
40(27)
Collecting a Psychosocial History and Screening for Common Psychological Disorders
67(21)
Formulating a Treatment Plan
88(17)
II. FRAME AND VARIATIONS
The Frame
105(4)
Setting the Fee and Billing
109(25)
Telephone Calls: From Dependencies to Emergencies
134(19)
No-Shows, Late Arrivals, and Late Departures
153(21)
Confidentiality and Its Limits
174(23)
III. CHEMISTRY
Substance Abuse
197(19)
Integrating Psychopharmacology with Psychotherapy
216(19)
IV. THERAPEUTIC DILEMMAS
Management of Impasses
235(24)
Empathic Lapses
259(18)
Transference and Countertransference
277(14)
Termination
291(18)
Epilogue 309(2)
Glossary 311(8)
Bibliography 319(4)
Acknowledgments 323(2)
Index 325

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