The therapist's starter guide
Subtitle: setting up and building your practice, working with clients, and managing professional growth
By: by Mark Lanci and Anne Spreng.
Contributors: Spreng, Anne.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470228920
Subjects: Psychotherapy -- Vocational guidance; Psychotherapy -- Practice; Psychotherapy -- organization & administration; Practice Management; Professional-Patient Relations; Psychotherapy -- methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining your purpose; title: Ethical issues; title: Legal issues; title: The importance of documentation: using client charts to keep care focused; title: Establishing your practice; title: The therapeutic relationship; title: How will you interact with the client?; title: Understanding the change process; title: Beginning treatment with the client; title: The middle phase of treatment; title: Ending treatment; title: Working with common themes; title: Working with challenging cases: chemical dependency and personality disorders; title: Managing adverse events; title: Understanding medications and the role of medical conditions; title: Understanding medications.