Dealing with challenges in psychotherapy and counseling
"Whether you're a student or a seasoned practitioner, you'll find this book a valuable source of practical strategies, safe interventions, and creative solutions to common challenges faced by mental health professionals in their day-to-day practice. Christiane Brems offers a comprehensive yet efficient conceptual framework for working with tough clinical and counseling situations that can be applied by practitioners of all theoretical orientations. Although preplanning for every single type of challenging situation is impossible, practitioners are most successful when they have templates of behavior to draw from when the need arises. This unique book provides exactly such important schemata to assist both novice and experienced practitioners in responding effectively and confidently."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, ©2000
Brooks/Cole/Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA, ©2000
xiv, 321 pages : forms ; 24 cm
9780534364717, 0534364713
1011865797
Pt. I. Challenges Arising During Assessment and Treatment Planning. 1. The Challenge of Meeting a New Client. 2. The Challenge of Substance Use. 3. The Challenge of Medical Involvement. 4. The Challenge of Psychological Complexity
Pt. II. Challenges Arising during Treatment. 5. The Challenge of Crises: Assessment and Intervention. 6. The Challenge of Threats of Suicide: The Duty to Protect. 7. The Challenge of Threats of Violence: The Duty to Warn and Protect. 8. The Challenge of Child Abuse and Neglect: The Duty to Report
Pt. III. Transcending the Challenges. 9. The Challenge of Preventing Burnout and Assuring Growth: Self-Care