Description
Book SynopsisBy reading this book, students will be able to align their own values in their beginning practice to the major theories on which psychotherapy is based.
Trade ReviewIn Becoming an Effective Psychotherapist, the author provides clear, understandable, introductory-level explanations of nine major systems of psychotherapy: psychodynamic, behavioral, existential, person-centered, Gestalt, cognitive, systemic, feminist and constructivist. Each chapter presents the basic foundation or essence of each system, covering the main theories and associated therapeutic practices…Overall, I found this to be a concise and well-written introduction to the major theories of psychotherapy. Students who read this book will have a solid grounding in the basics of these theories and will be well on their way to finding the therapeutic approaches that are a good fit for them as beginning practitioners.
* Metapsychology *
Written by experienced psychologist Derek Truscott, Becoming an Effective Psychotherapist: Adopting a Theory of Psychotherapy That's Right for You and Your Client lives up to its title by holding to the premise that there is no one, perfectly "right" theory of psychotherapy that fits all patients and situations…An excellent, well-rounded, and unbiased resource, Becoming an Effective Psychotherapist is an absolute "must-have" for college psychotherapy libraries and enthusiastically recommended reading for professional therapists as well as therapists in training.
* Midwest Book Review *
Table of Contents Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Adopting a Theory
Chapter 2: Psychodynamic
Chapter 3: Behavioral
Chapter 4: Existential
Chapter 5: Person-Centered
Chapter 6: Gestalt
Chapter 7: Cognitive
Chapter 8: Systemic
Chapter 9: Feminist
Chapter 10: Constructivist
Chapter 11: Adapting Your Approach
References
Index
About the Author
