{"product_id":"becoming-a-therapist-isbn-9780470403747","title":"Becoming a Therapist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Becoming a Therapist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This resource is filled with practical and personal advice, relevant stories, and examples, and reads more like help from a friend than a typical textbook.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, ABPP, Visiting Professor and Training Director, Counseling Psychology Program, University of Houston \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ah, now this is the book I wish had been available when I entered the field. Tom Skovholt has defined the initial experiences and followed the process through to the culmination of the therapeutic experience in a truly great book. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to our field.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Arthur (Andy) M. Horne, Dean and Distinguished Research Professor, College of Education, The University of Georgia; President-Elect, Society of Counseling Psychology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e's informal style is accessible and engaging and yet soundly grounded in evidence and in the wisdom Skovholt has developed through his career-long research on psychotherapists and their development.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Rodney K. Goodyear, PhD, Professor, School of Education, University of Redlands; Emeritus Professor of Education (Counseling Psychology), University of Southern California \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential guidance for mental health professionals navigating the start of their helping careers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for those entering a career in the helping professions, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist: On the Path to Mastery\u003c\/i\u003e explores the therapeutic career path for new practitioners, painting a vivid portrait of the novice therapist's journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical book guides you in using the helping relationship to improve the lives of others, whether your chosen profession is in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, school counseling, addictions counseling, family therapy, medicine, community counseling, pastoral counseling, or academic advising. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to become the resource every new practitioner turns to again and again, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e prepares you for the reality of what it means to be a beginning therapist, with relevant discussion of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe fifteen indispensable qualities of every mental health professional\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe unfolding practitioner self\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-care for burnout prevention and resiliency development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of culturally competent practice to practitioner expertise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice, research\/theory, and personal life: the practitioner's learning triangle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe significance of peer relationships in the novice experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteeped in author Thomas Skovholt's years of experience, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e thoroughly and clearly illustrates the excitement, intensity, anxiety—and, ultimately, the satisfaction—you can expect as a helping professional. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Opening Up Your Life to the Excitement of the Therapy and Counseling Professions 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Novice Advantages 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Curse of Ambiguity and Other Ills and What to Do About Them 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Who Am I Becoming? The Unfolding Practitioner Self 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Developing Habits of Culturally Competent Practice 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Goh, Thomas M. Skovholt, Ava Yang, and Michael Starkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Issues, Concerns, and Tips as Antidotes to Novice Stress 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Becoming a Resilient Practitioner 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Cycle of Caring 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas M. Skovholt and Michelle Trotter-Mathisen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Practitioner’s Learning Triangle: Practice, Research\/Theory, and Personal Life 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas M. Skovholt and Michael Starkey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Path Toward Mastery: Phases and Themes of Development 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas M. Skovholt and Michael H. Rønnestad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Practitioner Mastery and Expertise 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas M. Skovholt, Mark Vaughan, and Len Jennings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Vertical and Horizontal Nurturance for the Novice: Clinical Supervisors and Many Other Peers 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas M. Skovholt and Yoonhee Sung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Worlds Apart: The Academic Research Culture and the Therapy Practice Culture and the Search for Common Space 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Epilogue: Promise and Meaning of the Work 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 293\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHOMAS M. SKOVHOLT, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD, ABPP,\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the counselor training program at the University of Minnesota and a licensed psychologist. He teaches the practicum course for MA and doctoral students and the supervision practicum course for doctoral students. His research and writing is on practitioner development and includes practitioner resiliency, developmental phases, master therapists, and struggles of the beginner. He is board certified by ABPP, a Fellow of APA, and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Minnesota. His international experiences include a Fulbright year in Turkey and teaching in Singapore.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Becoming a Therapist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This resource is filled with practical and personal advice, relevant stories, and examples, and reads more like help from a friend than a typical textbook.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, ABPP, Visiting Professor and Training Director, Counseling Psychology Program, University of Houston \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ah, now this is the book I wish had been available when I entered the field. Tom Skovholt has defined the initial experiences and followed the process through to the culmination of the therapeutic experience in a truly great book. \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to our field.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Arthur (Andy) M. Horne, Dean and Distinguished Research Professor, College of Education, The University of Georgia; President-Elect, Society of Counseling Psychology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e's informal style is accessible and engaging and yet soundly grounded in evidence and in the wisdom Skovholt has developed through his career-long research on psychotherapists and their development.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Rodney K. Goodyear, PhD, Professor, School of Education, University of Redlands; Emeritus Professor of Education (Counseling Psychology), University of Southern California \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential guidance for mental health professionals navigating the start of their helping careers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for those entering a career in the helping professions, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist: On the Path to Mastery\u003c\/i\u003e explores the therapeutic career path for new practitioners, painting a vivid portrait of the novice therapist's journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical book guides you in using the helping relationship to improve the lives of others, whether your chosen profession is in counseling, clinical psychology, social work, school counseling, addictions counseling, family therapy, medicine, community counseling, pastoral counseling, or academic advising. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to become the resource every new practitioner turns to again and again, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e prepares you for the reality of what it means to be a beginning therapist, with relevant discussion of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe fifteen indispensable qualities of every mental health professional\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe unfolding practitioner self\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-care for burnout prevention and resiliency development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of culturally competent practice to practitioner expertise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractice, research\/theory, and personal life: the practitioner's learning triangle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe significance of peer relationships in the novice experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteeped in author Thomas Skovholt's years of experience, \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e thoroughly and clearly illustrates the excitement, intensity, anxiety—and, ultimately, the satisfaction—you can expect as a helping professional.   Praise for \u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBecoming a Therapist\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book to begin the journey toward becoming an effective therapist. Dr. Thomas Skovholt has created a book that is easy to read BUT very hard to put down. The perfect book for the beginning counseling student.”\u003cbr\u003e —Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD\u003cbr\u003e Distinguished Professor\u003cbr\u003e Governors State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This resource is filled with practical and personal advice, relevant stories and examples, and reads more like help from a friend than a typical textbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Roberta L. Nutt, PhD, ABPP\u003cbr\u003e Visiting Professor \u0026amp; Training Director\u003cbr\u003e Counseling Psychology Program\u003cbr\u003e University of Houston\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ah, now this is the book I wish had been available when I entered the field. 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