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Effective Psychotherapists: Clinical Skills That Improve Client Outcomes

Autor William R. Miller, Theresa B. Moyers
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 mar 2021

În volumul Effective Psychotherapists, autorii William R. Miller și Theresa B. Moyers de la University of Toledo și University of New Mexico aduc în prim-plan o întrebare fundamentală pentru practica clinică: ce anume îi diferențiază pe terapeuții cu rezultate superioare, chiar și atunci când aplică aceleași protocoale bazate pe dovezi? Apreciem rigoarea cu care cercetătorii sintetizează șapte decenii de date empirice pentru a demonstra că variabilele interpersonale nu sunt doar trăsături de personalitate, ci competențe clinice ce pot fi predate și măsurate.

Remarcăm o structură logică, împărțită în trei secțiuni majore. Prima parte explorează „efectele terapeutului”, în timp ce a doua secțiune detaliază abilitățile nucleu, precum empatia acurată, acceptarea și evocarea. Finalul lucrării este dedicat pedagogiei clinice, oferind un model pentru transformarea practicianului prin monitorizare și exercițiu. Pe linia clinică a lucrării Psychotherapy Relationships that Work de John C. Norcross, acest volum se distinge prin accentul pus pe tehnica specifică de antrenare a acestor atribute, oferind dialoguri adnotate care servesc drept ghid practic.

Această lucrare reprezintă o evoluție firească în opera lui William R. Miller. Dacă în Motivational Interviewing s-a concentrat pe metodologia schimbării, iar în Treating Addiction pe aplicabilitatea în patologii specifice, Effective Psychotherapists distilează esența prezenței terapeutice universale. Descoperim aici un instrument indispensabil pentru formarea continuă, care transformă concepte abstracte precum „speranța” sau „autenticitatea” în obiective clinice concrete și evaluabile.

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ISBN-13: 9781462545353
ISBN-10: 1462545351
Pagini: 213
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1Adnotată
Editura: Guilford Publications
Colecția Guilford Press

Public țintă

Professional Practice & Development

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Această carte este esențială pentru psihologii clinicieni și studenții care doresc să își depășească limitele tehnice și să înțeleagă dinamica eficacității umane în terapie. Cititorul câștigă o strategie clară de autoevaluare și perfecționare a abilităților interpersonale, transformând relația terapeutică într-un factor predictiv pentru succesul tratamentului. Este o resursă rară care demonstrează cum empatia și acceptarea pot fi antrenate sistematic pentru a îmbunătăți rezultatele pacienților.


Despre autor

William R. Miller este profesor emerit la University of Toledo și un pionier recunoscut la nivel mondial în psihologia clinică, fiind co-fondatorul metodei Interviului Motivațional. Cu o carieră dedicată studiului proceselor de schimbare și tratamentului adicțiilor, Miller a influențat generații de terapeuți prin lucrări fundamentale care pun accent pe empatie și respectul față de autonomia clientului. Contribuția sa în volumul Effective Psychotherapists reflectă expertiza sa vastă în cercetarea clinică și angajamentul pentru îmbunătățirea calității îngrijirii psihologice prin educație bazată pe dovezi.


Cuprins

Preface
I. Helping Relationships
1. An Invitation
2. Therapist Effects
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
III. Learning, Training, and Clinical Science
12. Developing Expertise
13. Teaching Therapeutic Skills
14. Toward a Broader Clinical Science
References
Index

Descriere scurtă

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.

Recenzii

"At long last, a book about the most important factor in psychotherapy--the person who delivers the treatment. And who better to author a book about effective psychotherapists than Miller and Moyers? Discussing the most crucial skills that therapists need to learn, this is a clinically focused presentation with a solid scientific basis. To top it off, Miller and Moyers discuss how the skills should be taught and learned through deliberate practice. This is an invaluable read for any practicing therapist and essential for all trainees. It is a solid supplemental text for a counseling theories course or primary text for a course on basic clinical skills."--Bruce E. Wampold, PhD, ABPP, Department of Counseling Psychology (Emeritus), University of Wisconsin–Madison

“If I had a dime for every time I heard a therapist say, ‘The relationship is the most important ingredient in psychotherapy,’ I’d be wealthy. Finally, we have a book that translates this old bromide into clinical skills that actually improve client outcomes. If achieving better results is your professional development objective, Effective Psychotherapists provides the roadmap to success.”--Scott D. Miller, PhD, Director, International Center for Clinical Excellence

"Many practitioners conflate therapeutic effectiveness with a full caseload or professional reputation, but, to paraphrase Forrest Gump, effectiveness is as effectiveness does. Here’s a definitive account on how to do effective therapy. Rooted in clinical science and grounded in the therapeutic relationship, this book demonstrates how you can improve your own relationship competencies and thus your outcomes. Cutting-edge science and application that both Carl Rogers and B. F. Skinner would endorse!"--John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology, University of Scranton

"Concise yet thorough, this user-friendly guide will be an excellent primary text for graduate students from multiple disciplines who are learning to be counselors and psychotherapists. Miller and Moyers do a masterful job articulating the essential qualities of the therapist and the critical processes in the therapeutic relationship. This clearly crafted book empowers new behavioral health professionals to master the therapeutic and relationship skills necessary to be effective helpers and healers. It will also serve as a welcome companion for counselors and psychotherapists well into their careers--it offers guidance and pearls of wisdom for collaborating with clients in ways that promote positive change and growth."--Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine; past president, American Psychological Association-This is an excellent and timely book. It is well written, well documented, and very compelling in its message. This book should be required reading in any graduate program that trains therapists.--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 10/28/2021

Notă biografică

William R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He introduced motivational interviewing in a 1983 article and in the first edition of Motivational Interviewing (1991), coauthored with Stephen Rollnick. Dr. Miller’s research has focused particularly on the treatment and prevention of addictions and more broadly on the psychology of change. He is a recipient of two career achievement awards from the American Psychological Association, the international Jellinek Memorial Award, and an Innovators Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among many other honors. His publications include 65 books and over 400 articles and chapters. His website is https://williamrmiller.net.

Theresa B. Moyers, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, where she conducts research on treatments for addictive behaviors, with a focus on motivational interviewing (MI). Her primary interests are identifying the active ingredients of MI as well optimal methods for disseminating it in addictions settings. Dr. Moyers has published more than 35 peer-reviewed articles and has presented on MI and addictions treatment in 16 countries. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. In addition to her academic pursuits, she trains and competes with her border collie in the sport of dog agility.