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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-101483344614

ISBN-139781483344614

eBay Product ID (ePID)171908338

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTherapeutic Communication : Developing Professional Skills

SubjectPsychotherapy / General, Human Services, Counseling / General

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education, Psychology

AuthorHerschel Knapp

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight14 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2013-038715

Reviews"Students often struggle with core concepts related to therapy. This book takes those struggles and clears up any doubts about the basics and guides them toward becoming experts in their field." -- Daniel Velazquez, Cetys Universidad "Whether you're a therapist or a high school counselor, the skills outlined and described in [this book] are paramount to the success of any helping relationship." -- Lisa Clark Keith, Fresno Pacific University "I was inspired by Dr. Knapp's ability to capture the emotions, techniques, and skills necessary to have a successful helping relationship in an easy to follow manner . . . the text takes the reader from the beginning to the end of a counseling relationship seamlessly . . . Students will find the straightforward nature of the book a staple of their professional library. This is the type of text you keep close at hand throughout your professional career." -- Shawn P. Parmanand, Walden University, Students often struggle with core concepts related to therapy. This book takes those struggles and clears up any doubts about the basics and guides them toward becoming experts in their field.

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.89

Table Of ContentPreface1. Defining the Therapeutic Relationship2. Getting Started3. Following4. Emotional Communication5. LeadingVideo Interview Self-Critique ExerciseOverview of Appendixes A, B, and CAppendix A. Session With Dusty, Week 1, Initial SessionAppendix B. Session With Dusty, Week 5, MidtherapyAppendix C. Session With Dusty, Week 10, TerminationAppendix D. Ethical Standards of Human Service ProfessionalsGlossaryReferencesIndexAbout the Author

SynopsisThe Second Edition of Herschel Knapp's Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills provides beginners and seasoned professionals with the skills to navigate the facts and feelings endemic to professional therapeutic communication. With a comprehensive perspective, Dr. Knapp clearly and effectively explains differences between casual and therapeutic relationships, focusing on key elements such as the therapeutic process, social and emotional factors, and professionalism. Organized into discrete sections to highlight individual skills, each chapter follows a unified format, encouraging readers to apply their knowledge frequently. "Students often struggle with core concepts related to therapy. This book takes those struggles and clears up any doubts about the basics and guides them toward becoming experts in their field." --Daniel Velazquez , Cetys Universidad "Whether you're a therapist or a high school counselor, the skills outlined and described in [this book] are paramount to the success of any helping relationship." --Lisa Clark Keith , Fresno Pacific University "I was inspired by Dr. Knapp's ability to capture the emotions, techniques, and skills necessary to have a successful helping relationship in an easy to follow manner . . . the text takes the reader from the beginning to the end of a counseling relationship seamlessly . . . Students will find the straightforward nature of the book a staple of their professional library. This is the type of text you keep close at hand throughout your professional career." --Shawn P. Parmanand , Walden University, Designed to teach students the fundamental interviewing tools (e.g., empathy, reflection, summarizing, etc.) that comprise professional clinical contact and can be used in all clinical skills courses and practica across the human services., The Second Edition of Herschel Knapp's Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills provides beginners and seasoned professionals with the skills to navigate the facts and feelings endemic to professional therapeutic communication. With a comprehensive perspective, Dr. Knapp clearly and effectively explains differences between casual and therapeutic relationships, focusing on key elements such as the therapeutic process, social and emotional factors, and professionalism. Organized into discrete sections to highlight individual skills, each chapter follows a unified format, encouraging readers to apply their knowledge frequently., Clear and concise communication skills to enhance the therapeutic process, The Second Edition of Herschel Knapp's Therapeutic Communication: Developing Professional Skills provides beginners and seasoned professionals with the skills to navigate the facts and feelings endemic to professional therapeutic communication. With a comprehensive perspective, Dr. Knapp clearly and effectively explains differences between casual and therapeutic relationships, focusing on key elements such as the therapeutic process, social and emotional factors, and professionalism. Organized into discrete sections to highlight individual skills, each chapter follows a unified format, encouraging readers to apply their knowledge frequently. New and Key Features: Provides access to over sixty downloadable audio files that parallel the exemplary dialogues included in the text, demonstrating expert application of each skill, Includes a downloadable video interview self-critique form for easier completion of final exercises, Provides efficient in-text navigation using icons paired with each Skill, Dialogue, Debriefing, and Key Point, Actively engages readers in the five role-play exercises provided at the conclusion of each chapter, Delineates the multidimensional differences between social relationships and the realm of the professional clinician-direction is given for applying standards such as boundaries, ethics, self-disclosure, legal aspects, and client self-determination, Provides transcription of three 50-minute sessions demonstrating the essentials of clinical skill integration, short-term therapy, and termination, Offers annotated dialogue samples demonstrating the versatility of each skill and the rationale for using the specified skill, Discusses the balance between objectivity and empathy, including emotional dynamics, transference, counter-transference, self-awareness, and termination Book jacket., This text can be used in all clinical skills courses and practica across the human services. It is designed to teach students the fundamental interviewing tools (e.g., empathy, reflection, summarizing, etc.) that comprise professional clinical contact. After orienting students to their responsibilities as new practitioners, the author presents, in clear and concise language, essential clinical communication tools in a unified format. Each section presents: (1) the name of the tool, (2) rationale for use, (3) exemplary dialogue between therapist and client demonstrating actual usage/s of the tool, (4) tutorial commentary embedded in the dialogue example, (5) dialogue debriefing, and (6) suggestions for variations.

LC Classification NumberRC437.2.K63 2014