Winter 2007 IP - A Good Read

A Good Read

Gene Stecher

Gene came across this amazing little 110p book + wonderful appendices of measurement tools and other resources. He believes it should be required reading.

Schwartz, Bernard, PhD, and Flowers, John V., PhD (2006). How To Fail as a Therapist: 50 Ways to Lose or Damage Your Patients. Atascadero, Calif: Impact Publishers. Forward by Arnold A. Lazarus, PhD, ABPP.
Below are some points covered.

Failing before you start
Incomplete assessments
Ignoring silence
Avoiding collaboration
Ruining the relationship
Improper boundaries
Guaranteeing noncompliance
Worsening bad attitudes
Being non-confrontational
Promoting medication refusal
Achieving non-termination
Achieving burnout
Undervaluing resiliency

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