Evidence Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21st Century Practitioner

Client outcomes in psychotherapy are not predicted by years of experience, level of qualification, modality delivered, supervision, personal therapy, or continuing professional development. Evidence Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21st Century Practitioner discusses how counseling and psychotherapy can be operationalized in the 21st century, dispelling long-held beliefs about how psychotherapy works. It provides an analysis of research used and the debate around the effectiveness of specific therapies, commonalities across therapies, and evidence-based relationship variables that contribute to effective psychotherapy. Client factors and the use of technology, deliberate practice, supervision, and a simulated client case demonstrate the application of the methods and ideas reviewed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 200 pages
Publication date: 09 February 2023
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Years of experience, level of qualification, modality delivered, supervision, personal therapy, and continuing professional development are not predictive of client outcomes in psychotherapy. Furthermore, the outcomes of psychotherapy have not improved in over 40 years, despite the proliferation of new therapy modalities.

Evidence-Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21st Century Practitioner answers how counselling and psychotherapy can be operationalised in the 21st century, dispelling long-held beliefs about how psychotherapy works. Discussing evidence-based practice in its various forms, the chapters provide an analysis of research used and the debate around the effectiveness of specific therapies, commonalities across therapies, and the many evidence-based relationship variables that are said to contribute to effective psychotherapy. Client factors and the use of technology, deliberate practice, supervision, and a simulated client case demonstrate the application of the methods and ideas reviewed. Whether a novice psychotherapy trainee or a seasoned practitioner or supervisor, Evidence-Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21st Century Practitioner illustrates what an effective 21st-century practitioner needs to know, do, and reflect on to improve the effectiveness of their psychotherapeutic work and client outcomes – of interest across the allied health and social care sectors where counselling and therapy interventions are used.

Weight: 406g
Dimension: 160 x 239 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804557334