Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, is the program director of the Sentio Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program, and the executive director of the Sentio Counseling Center. He has authored many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training and is coeditor of the book series The Essentials of Deliberate Practice. In 2017, Dr. Rousmaniere published the widely cited article in The Atlantic Monthly, "What Your Therapist Doesn't Know." Dr. Rousmaniere supports the open-data movement and publishes clinical outcome data at drtonyr.com. He is president of Division 29 of the American Psychological Association. Joel Jin, PhD, is Acting Assistant Professor at the University of Washington's School of Medicine, where he trains family medicine residents in behavioral health skills. He has also trained PhD clinical psychology students in alliance-building, clinical interviewing, experiential dynamic therapy, and attachment-based family therapy at Seattle Pacific University. Dr. Jin is an author of Deliberate Practice in Multicultural Therapy and has published on deliberate practice in the journals Training and Education in Professional Psychology and Practice Innovations. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington. Visit joeljin.com to learn more.
Description
This second edition of Mastering the Inner Skills of Psychotherapy presents deliberate practice exercises that help professionals and trainees develop the resilience and flexibility they need to be good therapists. Clients often arouse strong emotional reactions in therapists. Sometimes this is termed experiential avoidance or countertransference. Therapists must work hard to build their psychological capacity to stay self-aware, attuned, and clinically flexible even as they experience strong responses to their clients' words and actions. This book provides clear and practical deliberate practice exercises to help readers identify, develop, and master the inner skills necessary to be effective therapists. It features a clear and concise training plan that is based on the principles of deliberate practice. The plan can be adapted for use with all major models of psychotherapy, and it can serve as a lifeline for psychotherapists at all levels of experience, from trainees to seasoned professionals.
Prologue to the 2nd Edition Forwards Part I: The Training Plan Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Case Example Chapter 3: Psychological Capacity Chapter 4: Stimuli for Deliberate Practice Chapter 5: Principles of Training Chapter 6: Training Safely Part II: Deliberate Practice Exercises Exercise : Observe Your Reactions To Psychological Stimuli Exercise 2: Attention Control Exercise 3: Simultaneous Self-Observation and Client Engagement Part III: Advanced Deliberate Practice Exercises Exercise 4: Psychological Self-Recovery Exercise 5: Interval Training Exercise : Customize Your Deliberate Practice Part IV: Training Strategy Chapter 7: Track Your Progress Chapter 8: Common Challenges and Solutions Chapter 9: Personal Development for Therapists Chapter 10: Looking Forward Part V: Resources Appendix A: Deliberate Practice Exercise Form Appendix B: Customizing DP Exercises Form Appendix C: Sample Videos