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Book SynopsisThis book examines the training and supervision of psychotherapists, with a focus on psychotherapy efficacy and key issues facing psychotherapy training programs today. While some therapists are more effective than others, good training and supervision can provide all clinicians with the skills and tools to become effective practitioners. Considerable research has shown the broad efficacy of psychotherapy, but there are still many clients who do not fully benefit from therapy, some who don''t benefit at all, and even some who get worse as a consequence of therapy. The overall goal of training and supervision, and efforts to study these practices, should be to enhance the current degree of effectiveness that has been reached in psychotherapy.
This book offers innovative knowledge on how to better understand and improve training by relying on the reflections, research discoveries, and collaborative work of psychotherapy scholars who represent a diversity o
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction to Becoming Better Psychotherapists
Louis G. Castonguay and Clara E. Hill
Part I. Conceptual and Empirical Foundations
Chapter 2. What Competencies Should Therapists Acquire and How Should They Acquire Them?
Louis G. Castonguay, James F. Boswell, Franz Caspar, Myrna L. Friedlander, Beatriz Gómez, Adele M. Hayes, Martin grosse Holtforth, Stanley B. Messer, Michelle G. Newman, and Bernhard M. Strauss
Chapter 3. Psychotherapy Training and Supervision With Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Clara E. Hill and Sarah Knox
Chapter 4. Professional Training and Supervision After Graduation: Is it Worthwhile?
Katie Aafjes-van Doorn and Jacques P. Barber
Part II. Therapeutic Skills Training Chapter 5. Training on Context-Responsive Psychotherapy Integration: An Evidence-Informed Framework
Michael J. Constantino, Alice E. Coyne, James F. Boswell, Marvin R. Goldfried, and Louis G. Castonguay Chapter 6. Alliance-Focused Training: Teaching Therapists to Navigate Alliance Ruptures
Catherine F. Eubanks, J. Christopher Muran, and Lisa Wallner Samstag Chapter 7. Training Therapists to Manage Countertransference via Reflective Practice
Jeffrey A. Hayes, Claire C. Cartwright, and Fanghui Zhao Chapter 8. Building a Theory of Therapist Responsiveness Training
Williams B. Stiles, Jordan Bate, and Timothy Anderson Chapter 9. Deliberate Practice for Immediacy: Skill Use and Client Outcome
D. Martin Kivlighan III, and Dennis M. Kivlighan Jr.Part III. Technology and Psychotherapy Training Chapter 10. Data-Informed Clinical Training and Practice
Wolfgang Lutz, Anne-Katharina Deisenhofer, Birgit Weinmann-Lutz, and Michael Barkham Chapter 11. Technology and Psychotherapy Training
Matteo Bugatti, Zac E. Imel, and Jesse J. OwenPart IV. Supervision and Consultation Chapter 12. Good Supervision, Better Therapy: Trainees' Accounts of How Supervisors Helped Them Manage Difficult Therapy Situations
Myrna L. Friedlander, Laurie Heatherington, Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, Catherine F. Eubanks, Lynne E. Angus, and Mengfei Xu Chapter 13. Peer Consultation for Early Career Psychotherapists: A Preliminary Study
J. Ryan Kilcullen, Louis G. Castonguay, Dever M. Carney, Katherine A. Davis, Natalie R. Pottschmidt, Samuel J. Knapp, Corrie L. Jackson, Neil A. Hemmelstein, and Ann Marie Frakes Chapter 14. Informal Supervision: A Significant and Overlooked Aspect of Therapists' Training
Barry A. Farber and Daisy OrtPart V. Looking for the Best, Avoiding the Worst, and Exploring Lifelong Experiences in Training Chapter 15. Selecting Future Psychotherapists for Training: A Nationwide Study of Ideal Characteristics and Current Practices
Laurie Heatherington, Jacques P. Barber, J. Ryan Kilcullen, Louis G. Castonguay, Katherine A. Davis, Peter Barry, and Dennis M. Kivlighan Jr. Chapter 16. Nil Nocere: How to Avoid Harm in Psychotherapy Training
Bernhard M. Strauss and Dominique Frenzl Chapter 17. The Role of Faith and Doubt in the Development of Six Psychotherapy Scholars and Practitioners: Implications for Training and Supervision
Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, Heidi A. Zetzer, Barry A. Farber, Catherine F. Eubanks, and Timothy AndersonPart VI. Conclusions Chapter 18. Clinical, Research, and Policy Implications for Psychotherapy Training and Supervision in the 21st Century
Clara E. Hill, Louis G. Castonguay, and the participants in the Penn State Conference
