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Book Synopsis
This book teaches the skills therapists need to understand and empathize with clients, develop strong therapeutic alliances, make accurate contextualized assessments, and facilitate positive change.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Part I. Introduction to Empathy and the Mental Health Professional
Chapter 1. What Is Empathy, and Why Does It Matter?

Part II. Building a Framework for Understanding People
Chapter 2. Understanding Meaning Systems
Chapter 3. Understanding Culture, Identity, and Oppression

Part III. Developing Empathic Assessments
Chapter 4. Building the Therapeutic Alliance
Chapter 5. Communicating Empathy Verbally
Chapter 6. Assessing People in Context
Chapter 7. Thinking Critically to Ensure Accurate Assessments

Part IV. Facilitating Positive Change
Chapter 8. Developing Goals and a Treatment Plan
Chapter 9. Providing Empathic Interventions
Chapter 10. Ending Treatment

Part V. Professional Issues
Chapter 11. Ethics
Chapter 12. Writing Empathic Clinical Reports
Chapter 13. Self-Care

References

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

Empathic Counseling

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      Publisher American Psychological Association
      Published 14 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9781433831225
      978-1433831225
      ISBN-10 1433831228
      Also in:
      Clinical psychology Social work

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book teaches the skills therapists need to understand and empathize with clients, develop strong therapeutic alliances, make accurate contextualized assessments, and facilitate positive change.

      Table of Contents

      Preface to the Second Edition

      Part I. Introduction to Empathy and the Mental Health Professional
      Chapter 1. What Is Empathy, and Why Does It Matter?

      Part II. Building a Framework for Understanding People
      Chapter 2. Understanding Meaning Systems
      Chapter 3. Understanding Culture, Identity, and Oppression

      Part III. Developing Empathic Assessments
      Chapter 4. Building the Therapeutic Alliance
      Chapter 5. Communicating Empathy Verbally
      Chapter 6. Assessing People in Context
      Chapter 7. Thinking Critically to Ensure Accurate Assessments

      Part IV. Facilitating Positive Change
      Chapter 8. Developing Goals and a Treatment Plan
      Chapter 9. Providing Empathic Interventions
      Chapter 10. Ending Treatment

      Part V. Professional Issues
      Chapter 11. Ethics
      Chapter 12. Writing Empathic Clinical Reports
      Chapter 13. Self-Care

      References

      Glossary

      Index

      About the Authors

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