ABSTRACT

Before You See Your First Client begins where courses, workshops, training seminars, and textbooks leave off, providing a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the fields of therapy, counseling, and human services. The classic edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on changes in counseling and in his own life during the last 20 years.

In a reader-friendly and accessible style, Dr. Howard Rosenthal offers his readers 55 useful and practical ideas for the implementation, improvement, and expansion of one's mental health practice. Based on the author's own personal experiences, the book is written in an intimate and personal style to which inexperienced and beginning therapists can easily relate.

chapter 20|2 pages

Don't Try to Clone Your Favorite Therapist

chapter 27|2 pages

Use Verbiage Your Client Will Understand

chapter 31|2 pages

Helpers Are Mandated Child-Abuse Reporters

chapter 45|2 pages

Documentation: The Royal Road to Promotion

chapter 46|3 pages

Avoid Dual Relationships Like the Plague

chapter 54|2 pages

Steer Clear of False Memory Syndrome

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion