By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people! 
By Rich Simon A thousand years ago, during the palmy days of generous insurance reimbursement, therapists could maintain the illusion that, since therapy was paid for by an unseen hidden hand, clinical practice was somehow untouched by the tacky subject of money. Even the style of therapy reflected this disjunction: 
Is Psychotherapy Getting Better?
A Progress Report on the Science—and Art—of the psychotherapy field
By Diane Cole • After thousands of studies, books, journals, and articles, along with the concerted effort of a profession of 600,000 psychotherapists in the United states alone, what do we know today about the effectiveness of psychotherapy that we didn’t know 30 years ago? even more important, how do we improve our work?
Still Crazy After All These Years?
By Richard Simon • Remember mimeograph machines, the Milan group, the False Memory Foundation, DSM–III, the Family Therapy Networker, and private practice before managed care? take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of the ups and downs of our glorious profession over the past three decades.
Assessing the State of the Art 2012
The State of the Art, the Networker’s first-ever virtual conference, offered an opportunity for leaders in our field who disagree to debate each other. Here’s your chance to hear what they said and consider what it means for the future of our profession.
A Mosaic of the Psychotherapy Networker, 1982-2012
Over the years, our front-of-the-book department - whether called Around the Network, Networker Briefs, or Clinician’s Digest—has not only given readers plenty of tasty factoids to chew on, but also revealed how the seasons of the profession turn, and turn again, over time.
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