ABSTRACT
Professional theorizing requires a common base of professional mission, knowledge, values, and ethics but this base must also be supplemented by each practitioner with knowledge, skills, and attitudes suited to the specific characteristics of their practice context. Such systematic adjustments have been called personal practice models or personal practice theories. A personal practice model is a 'how to do it' conceptual framework tailored to factors relevant to the particular practitioner and practice context. Practically, the development of a preliminary personal practice model prepares practitioners for employment and promotion interviews. The integrative multi-theory personal practice model also specifies theory-informed principles or practice guidelines that will direct the planned change process. These include preferred theory-based styles of engaging client systems, preferred theory-based information strategies and tools, preferred theory-based intervention strategies, and preferred theory-based ending and evaluation approaches. Additionally, the integrative multi-theory personal practice model includes information about specific and preferred helping tools.
