ABSTRACT
As in all professions, growth and maturity take place on the way from novice to journeyman to master practitioner. This book is part of a larger system of training individuals to become master practitioners, beginning with the introductory text, Principles of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Learning the Essential Domains and Nonlinear Thinking of Master Practitioners and concluding here. It is based in part on some of the oldest traditions in the field, as well as on some of the latest research in psychotherapy, neuroscience, and mastery training fields. This training system has three elements to it: (1) nonlinear thinking of master practitioners; (2) the seven domains of competence; and (3) a model for therapist development. In this chapter, a review of nonlinear thinking, the domains of competence and levels of development will be described. In addition, a description of how findings from the field of expertise will be incorporated in order to facilitate the readers’ learning.
