The Therapist’s Notebook for Supervision and Training Activities and Exercises to Improve Effectiveness with Clients, Students, Trainees, and Clinicians

Introduction  Part One: Preparing for the Supervision and Training Experience  1. The Student, Degree and Practice Setting  2. Preparing for the Field Experience  3. My Checklist  4. Signature Strengths  5. Understanding Worldview  6. My Perspective Statement  7. Professional Disclosure Statement  8. Preparing for the Supervisory Experience  9. Learning by Observing  10. Organizing and Streamlining Paperwork  11. The Role of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)  12. Challenges to the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy  13. Responding to the Challenges to the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy  14. Influences on Psychotherapy Outcomes  Part Two: Structuring and Organizing the Therapeutic Encounter  1. Foundations of (Your) Practice  2. The Role of Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM)  3. Implementing Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM)  4. An Example of ROM: Introducing the Outcome and Session Rating Scales  5. Encouraging and Responding to Outcome Feedback  6. Encouraging and Responding to Alliance Feedback  7. The SONAR Session Checklist (SSC)  8. Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance  9. Collaboration Keys  10. Information-Gathering: The 80-20 Rule  11. Goal Consensus  12. Client Readiness to Change, Part 1: Assessing Motivation  13. Client Readiness to Change, Part 2: Increasing the Factor of Fit  14. Classes of Problems and Interventions  Part Three: Exploring Client Progress and Therapist Growth  1. Risks to Therapist Effectiveness (and Client Outcomes)  2 What Effective Therapists Do  3. Subsequent Sessions, Part 1: Unimprovement and Deterioration  4. Subsequent Sessions, Part 1: Improvement  5. Responding to Common Outcome Patterns  6. Transitions  7. Making the Most of Supervision and Training  8. Achieving Excellence Through Professional Development and Practice  9. Upon Reflection

Biography

Bob Bertolino, Ph.D ., is Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Maryville University and Senior Clinical Advisor at Youth In Need, Inc. in Missouri. Bob is both a licensed marital and family therapist and professional counselor in the state of Missouri, a national certified counselor, a certified rehabilitation counselor, and a clinical fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

"The Therapist’s Notebook for Supervision and Training represents a comprehensive, inclusive, and organized system for preparing student therapists of every variety for their practicums, pre-internships, internships, and postmasters or postdoctoral internships. If you are working in a graduate program in psychology, counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy, and are interested in supporting your students in maximizing their practicum, pre-internship and/or internship experiences, then this is the guide to get! If you are engaged as a training director in a provider site and you accept interns and practicum students, as well as wanting to improve client outcomes with therapeutic encounters, then this guide is indispensable in getting the most for and out of providing successful therapy, supervision, and training experiences!"

Bill Heusler, PsyD, core faculty, PsyD Program, Antioch University Seattle

"With a strong concentration on enhancing therapist performance, The Therapist’s Notebook for Supervision and Training is an excellent guide in learning how to help students become better clinicians. Bertolino has provided a real gift to supervisors who want to provide the very best field experience for their trainees. With an abundance of first-rate exercises and activities focusing on increasing therapist effectiveness, this book is an indispensable asset to the clinical training experience."

Paul J. Leslie, Ed.D., author of The Art of Creating a Magical Session: Key Elements for Transformative Psychotherapy

"In this book Bob combines his deep knowledge of therapist development as well as experience as a professional musician and accomplished athlete, to present practical and engaging supervision activities. I can say from personal experience that these ideas can help supervision focus on creating the music of therapy, instead of only talking about songs."

Austin Browns Sparks, psychologist, Alberta, Canada