ABSTRACT
Five Minutes a Day to an Upgraded Therapy Practice is a compilation of short, useful suggestions based on classic theory, current research, and wisdom gathered over fifteen years of clinical practice, supervision, and graduate teaching in psychology and counseling. Chapters include highly practical upgrades on standard therapy techniques and ideas for continual therapist development (that respect the busy life of the mental health professional!). The book is made up of ten sections, each with ten short chapters, each readable in under five minutes. It is an indispensable resource for practicing mental health clinicians, including counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, and other helpers, as well as advanced students in counseling or similar graduate programs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section One|24 pages
How Does the “Talking Cure” Cure? (The Infrastructure of Therapy)
section Section Two|24 pages
We've Got to Walk Before We Dance (Revisiting and Revamping Basic Skills)
section Section Three|23 pages
Watch Your Mouth! (Therapeutic Language)
section Section Four|25 pages
It's Actually Not Magic (Exploration of Change Processes)
section Section Five|26 pages
What We Can Get Away With (And What We Can Get Away With, But Shouldn't)
section Section Six|24 pages
Deepening Knowledge (Without a Lot of Spare Time)
section Section Seven|25 pages
Ethics for Practice (Not Just the School Stuff)
section Section Eight|24 pages
It's a Lifelong Journey (Real Professional Development)
section Section Nine|25 pages
We Are Not Immune (Common Cognitive Distortions)
section Section Ten|24 pages
We Can Only Be Who We Are (Self as Therapist)
