Conversational Skill, the Common Denominator in Good Therapy
Are Specialization and Clinical Complexity Really Necessary?
By Jay Efran and Rob Fauber - Over psychotherapy’s history, the search for new therapy techniques and fancier gimmicks has led the field lurching down one blind alley after another. But therapy is undeniably a form of conversation, not a medical treatment. It can never be fully scripted or manualized, and its value hinges on a few basic principles that have been known for a long time.
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In our profession, it’s often more alluring to explore new gimmicks than to acknowledge that our success largely hinges on simple, commonsense factors.
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Conversational Skill, the Common Denominator in Good Therapy
Are Specialization and Clinical Complexity Really Necessary?
By Jay Efran and Rob Fauber - Over psychotherapy’s history, the search for new therapy techniques and fancier gimmicks has led the field lurching down one blind alley after another. But therapy is undeniably a form of conversation, not a medical treatment. It can never be fully scripted or manualized, and its value hinges on a few basic principles that have been known for a long time.
Daily Blog
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Spitting in the Client's Soup
Don’t Overthink Your Interventions
In our profession, it’s often more alluring to explore new gimmicks than to acknowledge that our success largely hinges on simple, commonsense factors.
Magazine Article
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Rob Fauber, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology and associate director of clinical training at Temple University.
