Synopses & Reviews
Therapists are struggling to adapt both to their profession's changing landscape (such as the advent of managed care and the burgeoning of new theories and treatment approaches) and to demands on their professional and personal success. This book explores many issues that are rarely addressed in formal educational experiences for example, organizational politics, the negative "side effects" of being a therapist, keeping up with cutting-edge innovations, sustaining a private practice, and planning for the future and offers concrete suggestions for adapting to the world outside graduate school. Personal, easygoing writing style, the hallmark of Kottler's previous bestselling books, makes this an engaging and provocative read.
Synopsis
This provocative book examines the realities of clinical practice for which therapists are unprepared.
About the Author
Jeffrey A. Kottler, PhD, professor of counseling at California State University, Fullerton, is an internationally renowned therapist and author in the fields of psychology and education. He lives in Huntington Beach.
Table of Contents
sect. I. More than you bargained for. Seismic shifts -- Walking on water -- Limits and merits of professional training -- Organized confusion -- Enough is enough! -- sect. II. Moving forward. Maintaining a private practice -- Upgrading your presentations -- Publishing for profit and pleasure -- Surviving organizational politics -- Therapist, heal thyself -- Getting the most from supervision -- Being mentored.