Key Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Clinical Practice Beyond the Manual - Softcover

Binder, Jeffrey L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609181689 ISBN 13: 9781609181680

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2010

Synopsis

This book identifies the core competencies shared by expert therapists and helps clinicians―especially those providing brief dynamic/interpersonal therapy―to develop and apply them in their own work. Rather than being a cookbook of particular techniques, the book richly describes therapists' mental processes and moment-to-moment actions as they engage in effective therapeutic inquiry and improvise to help patients achieve their goals. The author integrates the psychotherapy and cognitive science literatures to provide a unique understanding of therapist expertise. Featuring many illustrative examples, the book offers fresh insights into how learning and interpersonal skills can be enhanced for both therapist and client.

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About the Author

Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, ABPP, is Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Binder has served as the director of an outpatient community mental health clinic, helped to develop a private psychiatric hospital, and has had a private practice in psychotherapy. He has been actively involved in practicing and teaching brief psychotherapy since the early 1970s and has presented and published extensively on the topics of brief psychotherapy and psychotherapy training. The book that he coauthored with Hans H. Strupp, Psychotherapy in a New Key: A Guide to Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, is a classic in the area of brief dynamic treatment. Dr. Binder is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1609181689
• ISBN 13: 9781609181680
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292