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Core Clinical Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy addresses the core competencies common to the effective practice of all psychotherapeutic approaches and includes specific intervention competencies of the three major orientations.
List of contents
1. Core Clinical Competencies Today
Core Clinical Competency 1: Conceptual Foundations 2.
Conceptual Maps and the Therapeutic Process
Core Clinical Competency 2: Therapeutic Relationship 3. Relationship Building 4. Relationship Maintenance
Core Clinical Competency 3: Intervention Planning 5. Case Conceptualization and Assessment 6. Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
Core Clinical Competency 4: Intervention Implementation 7. General Implementation Strategies 8. Dynamic Strategies and Interventions 9. Cognitive Behavioral Strategies and Interventions 10. Systemic Strategies and Interventions
Core Clinical Competency 5: Intervention Evaluation and Treatment 11. Outcome Assessment 12. Termination
Core Clinical Competency 6: Cultural and Ethical Sensitivity 13. Cultural Sensitivity 14. Ethical Sensitivity
Conclusion 15. Becoming a Highly Competent and Effective Therapist
About the author
Len Sperry, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Clinical Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Among his 1,100+ publications is
Highly Effective Therapy: Effecting Deep Change in Counseling and Psychotherapy. Jon Sperry, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lynn University and a Staff Therapist at the Counseling and Psychological Services at Florida Atlantic University. He has published six books and over twenty articles and book chapters.
Summary
Core Clinical Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy addresses the core competencies common to the effective practice of all psychotherapeutic approaches and includes specific intervention competencies of the three major orientations.
