The intentional relationship
Subtitle: occupational therapy and use of self
By: Renée R. Taylor.
Publisher: F.A. Davis Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780803613652
Subjects: Occupational therapy.; Allied health personnel and patient.; Self.; Occupational Therapy -- methods.; Professional-Patient Relations.; Self Concept.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The changing landscape of therapeutic use of self in occupational therapy: historical overview; title: What defines a good therapist?; title: A model of the intentional relationship; title: Knowing ourselves as therapists: introducing the therapeutic modes; title: Knowing our clients: understanding interpersonal characteristics; title: Challenges to client-therapist relationships: inevitable interpersonal events of therapy; title: Navigating the challenges: therapeutic responding and interpersonal reasoning; title: Therapeutic communication; title: Establishing relationships; title: Interviewing skills and strategic questioning; title: Understanding families, social systems, and group dynamics in occupational therapy; title: Understanding and managing difficult behavior; title: Resolving empathic breaks and conflicts; title: Professional behavior, values, and ethics; title: Working effectively with supervisors, employers, and other professionals; title: On becoming a better therapist: self-care and developing your therapeutic use of self.