The therapist's starter guide : setting up and building your practice, working with clients, and managing professional growth / Mark Lanci and Anne Spreng.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-346) and indexes.
Contents
Defining your purpose -- Ethical issues -- Legal issues -- The importance of documentation: using client charts to keep care focused -- Establishing your practice -- The therapeutic relationship -- How will you interact with the client? -- Understanding the change process -- Beginning treatment -- The middle phase of treatment -- Ending treatment -- Working with common themes -- Working with challenging cases: chemical dependency and personality disorders -- Managing adverse events -- Understanding medications and the role of medical conditions -- Professional growth through personal management.
