Getting Started as a Therapist

<P><EM>Getting Started as a Therapist</EM> provides students and new therapists with a bridge between education and practice. Written for a transtheoretical audience, the book explores questions and struggles common to students and new therapist supervisees. Readers can find pointed guidance in 52 chapters, spanning five categories. Categories include: </P><UL><LI>Establishing better therapeutic relationships.</LI><LI>What to avoid saying to patients.</LI><LI>Increasing diagnostic accuracy, understanding why diagnosis is not a dirty word, and how it is critical to a good outcome. </LI><LI>Specialized topics like how to more effectively talk about self‑injury and learning to use metaphors. </LI><LI>Professional development such as making the most of supervision and how to limit liability. </LI></UL><P><BR>The succinct chapters come alive with real‑life examples and are often followed by suggestions for further reading and worksheets that help readers to refine their practice. </P>