On Being a Therapist, 4th Edition – April 5, 2010

On Being a Therapist, 4th Edition Paperback – April 5, 2010

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New from Master Therapist and Best-Selling Author Jeffrey Kottler

For more than twenty-five years, On Being a Therapist has inspired generations of mental health professionals to explore the most private and sacred aspects of their work helping others. In this thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition, Jeffrey Kottler explores many of the challenges that therapists face in their practices today, including pressures from increased technology, economic realities, and advances in theory and technique. He also explores the stress factors that are brought on from managed care bureaucracy, conflicts at work, and clients' own anxiety and depression. This new edition puts the spotlight on the therapist's role and responsibility to promote issues of diversity, social justice, human rights, and systemic changes within the community and the world at large.

Praise for the Previous Editions

"This is one of those rare and exciting books that reaches deep into the heart of a profession and discloses not only its day-to-day workings but also the very personal satisfaction, problems, doubts, and joys its practitioners experience."—Booklist

"Written in an engaging style and filled with examples from the writings of well-known therapists. It should be required reading for those considering entering the profession."—Choice

About the Author

Jeffrey A. Kottler is professor, Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton. He is the author or coauthor of more than eighty books, including the New York Times best seller The Last Victim, Divine Madness, Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy, and Changing People's Lives While Transforming Your Own. He is also head of the Madhav Ghimire Foundation, which provides scholarships for at-risk girls in Nepal.

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• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 4th edition (April 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470565470
• ISBN-13: 978-0470565476
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Preface.

1 The Therapist's Journey.

2 Struggles for Power and Influence.

3 Personal and Professional Lives.

4 How Clients Change Their Therapists.

5 Hardships of Therapeutic Practice.

6 Being Imperfect, Living with Failure.

7 Patients Who Test Our Patience.

8 Boredom and Burnout.

9 That Which Is Not Said.

10 Lies We Tell Ourselves—and Others.

11 Alternative Therapies for Therapists.

12 Toward Creativity and Personal Growth.

References.

About the Author.

Index.

This book was a required textbook for one of my counseling courses, along with two others. Like most University students, I didn't read this book but rather skimmed it for the necessary information in order to pass. I liked what I had initially read but it sat on my bookshelf while I attended to the other required course readings.

A few weeks ago I was reading an issue of Psychotherapy Networker. An article written by Kottler caught my attention and reminded me of the book gathering dust on the shelf. I decided I would make the time to give the book a proper read. And I'm glad I did.

This is the fourth edition of the book with the original being released over twenty-five years ago. Kottler writes from the experience of a master therapist, prolific author, professor in the Department of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton, and also as the head of the Madhav Ghimire Foundation, which provides scholarships to girls in Nepal. The latter - his work with at-risk girls in Nepal - was the focus of the article I was reading which drew me back to his book.

The most important take-away I gleaned from this book was that counselors are human. Complete with human goals, triumphs, tests, and even fallacies.

Kottler begins by addressing the many reasons why therapists enter the field of counseling. What draws a person into this type of profession? He dissects the vulnerabilities, experiences, and struggles therapists face. This is by far, not a book that glamorizes the field of counseling. Kottler brings up cold, hard truths about therapists not practicing what they preach, struggling to maintain a professional identity, and the pressures of being a mentor.

How do therapists separate their personal and professional lives?

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