What Therapists Don't Talk about and Why: Understanding Taboos That Hurt Us and Our Clients

by Beverly Greene, Janet L. Sonne, Kenneth S. Pope

Book Overview

This book was created to help therapists and therapists-in-training explore the myths and taboo topics that weaken their practice and cause anxiety, discomfort, and confusion. Some of these topics include feeling incompetent; making mistakes; getting caught off guard by fee entanglements; becoming enraged at patients; managing illness; understanding sexual arousal and impulses; praying with patients as part of therapy; feeling ashamed; being fired;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591474116
• ISBN13: 9781591474111
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"