ABSTRACT
As one studies master practitioners, it becomes clear that they have so thoroughly committed themselves to linear and nonlinear listening and thinking/understanding that they engage clients while maintaining a seamless access to all of the domains at will, in addition to having access to their vast “data base” of clinical experience. The aim of this chapter is to summarize the previous chapters of this book, as well as recap the system of training clinicians outlined in the companion book, Principles of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Learning the Essential Domains and Nonlinear Thinking of Master Practitioners (3rd edition). In addition, the personal characteristics of master practitioners are also presented. Finally, a discussion of the application of linear and nonlinear thinking to the ethical practice of counseling and psychotherapy is discussed.
