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1. Case Conceptualization

   Mastering this Competency with Ease and Confidence

   By Len Sperry, Jonathan Sperry

   Series: Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Series

   This is the type of book instructors, trainees, and clinicians need—a short text that demystifies the case conceptualization process and provides a streamlined method for learning and mastering this competency. It presents an integrative model for conceptualizing cases, dispels common myths about...

   To Be Published July 3rd 2012 by Routledge
2. Family Assessment

   Contemporary and Cutting-Edge Strategies, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Len Sperry

   Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

   In an era that demands ever-increasing levels of accountability and documentation, Family Assessment is a vital tool for clinicians. It covers more than one hundred assessment methods – both the most widely used strategies as well as those that are more specialized and issue-specific. Techniques...

   Published November 21st 2011 by Routledge
3. Spirituality in Clinical Practice

   Theory and Practice of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition

   By Len Sperry

   Psychotherapists are increasingly expected to incorporate the spiritual as well as the psychological dimension in their professional work. Therapists also are increasingly required to utilize evidence-based practices and demonstrate the effectiveness of their practice. An ever-increasing number of...

   Published July 13th 2011 by Routledge
4. Core Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy

   Becoming a Highly Competent and Effective Therapist

   By Len Sperry

   Series: Core Competencies in Psychotherapy Series

   Core Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy addresses the core competencies common to the effective practice of all psychotherapeutic approaches and includes specific intervention competencies of the three major orientations. The book provides a research-based framework to aid clinicians in...

   Published August 2nd 2010 by Routledge
5. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships

   A Clinician's Guide

   Edited by Jon Carlson, Len Sperry

   Series: Family Therapy and Counseling

   The loss of intimacy is one of the most difficult—but also one of the most common—factors in the destruction of any relationship. Recovering Intimacy in Love Relationships lays out practical, evidence-based guidelines on which clinicians can depend as they wade through the intense emotions and...

   Published July 6th 2010 by Routledge
6. Highly Effective Therapy

   Developing Essential Clinical Competencies in Counseling and Psychotherapy

   By Len Sperry

   Mental health professionals and accrediting bodies have steadily been embracing competency-focused learning and clinical practice. In contrast to a skill, a competency is a level of sufficiency evaluated against an external standard. Learning to be clinically competent involves considerably more...

   Published August 31st 2009 by Routledge
7. Dictionary of Ethical and Legal Terms and Issues

   The Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals

   By Len Sperry

   The professional practice of counseling and mental health can often be complex and litigious. While there are many professional ethics textbooks, there are few, if any, supporting resources to assist in mastering basic terminology, or to offer easy access to important legal opinions in everyday...

   Published November 14th 2006 by Routledge
8. Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders

   Highly Effective Interventions for the Most Common Personality Disorders, Second Edition

   By Len Sperry

   Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders is a timely addition to clinical practice, as personality disorders have received steadily increasing attention in recent years and Cognitive Behavior Therapy is now the most widely practiced theoretical orientation. Thoroughly revised...

   Published September 20th 2006 by Routledge
9. Family Therapy Techniques

   Integrating and Tailoring Treatment

   By Jon Carlson, Len Sperry, Judith A. Lewis

   Family Therapy Techniques briefly reviews the basic theories of marriage and family therapy. It then goes into treatment models designed to facilitate the tailoring of therapy to specific populations and the integration of techniques from what often seems like disparate theories. Based on the...

   Published January 29th 2005 by Routledge
10. Executive Coaching

    The Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals

    By Len Sperry

    For many mental health professionals, executive and personal coaching represent attractive alternatives to managed care practice. This book provides mental health professionals with a map of the territory of the corporate world and describes in detail the major theoretical coaching models and...

    Published September 25th 2004 by Routledge