Effective Psychotherapists: Clinical Skills That Improve Client Outcomes

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What is it that makes some therapists so much more effective than others, even when they are delivering the same evidence-based treatment? This instructive book identifies specific interpersonal skills and attitudes—often overlooked in clinical training—that facilitate better client outcomes across a broad range of treatment methods and contexts. Reviewing 70 years of psychotherapy research, the preeminent authors show that empathy, acceptance, warmth, focus, and other characteristics of effective therapists are both measurable and teachable. Richly illustrated with annotated sample dialogues, the book gives practitioners and students a blueprint for learning, practicing, and self-monitoring these crucial clinical skills. Dedications About the Authors Preface Contents PART I. HELPING RELATIONSHIPS 1 An Invitation 2 Therapist Effects PART II. THERAPEUTIC SKILLS 3 Accurate Empathy 4 Acceptance 5 Positive Regard 6 Genuineness 7 Focus 8 Hope 9 Evocation 10 Offering Information and Advice 11 The Far Side of Complexity PART III. LEARNING, TRAINING, AND CLINICAL SCIENCE 12 Developing Expertise 13 Teaching Therapeutic Skills 14 Toward a Broader Clinical Science References Index