
Thomas Skovholt And Len Jennings' Landmark Master Therapists: Exploring Expertise In Therapy And Counseling Was The First Book To Apply Qualitative Methodology To The Study Of Validly Selected Expert Therapists. Considering The Growing Number Of International Qualitative Studies On Psychotherapy Expertise, The Authors Join Forces Once Again To Provide Students, Academics, Researchers, And Practitioners With Expertise In Counseling And Psychotherapy: Master Therapist Studies From Around The World. In This Book, Jennings And Skovholt Compile And Compare, For The First Time, A Series Of Parallel Studies Of Expertise In Psychotherapy From Around The World. The Studies Include Therapist Expertise Research Projects In Southeast Asia (singapore, Japan, And Korea), North America (the U.s.a. And Canada), And Europe (czech Republic And Portugal). Synthesizing And Presenting Common Characteristics Of Master Practitioners On A Global Scale, Expertise In Counseling And Psychotherapy Is The Most Comprehensive Description Of Psychotherapy Expertise At The International Level That Has Ever Been Conducted.
This book investigates the universal characteristics of expert psychotherapists by synthesizing qualitative research projects conducted across diverse international cultural contexts. Authors Len Jennings and Thomas M. Skovholt, both established scholars in the field of counseling psychology, utilize a comparative methodology to analyze how therapeutic expertise manifests globally. By aggregating parallel studies from North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, the authors establish a framework for understanding the commonalities that define high-level clinical practice.
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Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the literature on therapist development and cross-cultural clinical standards. Practitioners and academics frequently cite the text for its rigorous synthesis of international qualitative data regarding professional mastery.
Page Count:
272
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190222514
ISBN-13:
9780190222512
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