Person of the Therapist Training Model

Taylor & Francis

The Person of the Therapist Training ModelMastering the Use of Self\nAuthor(s): Harry J. Aponte, Karni Kissil\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138856905, 978-1138856905\nSynopsis\nThe Person of the Therapist Training Model presents a model that prepares therapists to make active and purposeful use of who they are, personally and professionally, in all aspects of the therapeutic processrelationship, assessment and intervention. The authors take a process that seems vague and elusive, the self-of-the-therapist work, and provide a step-by-step description of how to conceptualize, structure, and implement a training program designed to facilitate the creation of effective therapists, who are skilled at using their whole selves in their encounters with clients. This book looks to make conscious and planned use of a therapists race, gender, culture, values, life experience, and in particular, personal vulnerabilities a.