Deliberate Practice for Psychotherapists

Tony Rousmaniere is on the clinical faculty at the University of Washington, Seattle where he also maintains a private practice.

Prologue

Acknowledgments

Part I: The Path to Deliberate Practice 1. The Path to Competence 2. The Path to Expertise 3. The Experiment, Phase 1: Deliberate Practice 4. The Experiment, Phase 2: Solitary Deliberate Practice

Part II: The Science of Expertise: Learning from Other Fields 5. Expertise in Medicine: Focus on Clinical Outcomes 6. Expertise in Performing Arts: Focus on Skills 7. Expertise in Difficult Situations: Experience Refined by Feedback 8. Expertise in Spiritual Practices: Addressing Experiential Avoidance

Part III: Developing Your Own Deliberate Practice Routine 9. The Principles of Practice 10. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Basic Skills 11. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Specific Models

Part IV: Sustaining Deliberate Practice 12. The Inner Game: Self-Regulation, Grit, and Harmonious Passion 13. Advice for Supervisees: Finding Your Path to Expertise 14. Advice for Supervisors: Integrating Deliberate Practice into Supervision 15. Advice for Mid- and Later Career: Lifelong Learning 16. Challenges to Deliberate Practice 17. Looking Forward

Epilogue

Appendix: Videotaping Psychotherapy

References

Index