Highly Effective Therapy

Len Sperry, MD, PhD is Professor and Director of Clinical Training at Florida Atlantic University and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He edits two journals and among his 1100+ professional publications are 100 books.

Introduction: Developing Essential Clinical Competenciesand Deep Therapeutic Change 1. Making and Implementing Effective Clinical Decisions 2. Establishing an Effective Therapeutic Alliance 3 Assessing Readiness and Fostering Treatment Promoting Factors 4. Recognizing and Resolving Resistance and Ambivalence 5. Recognizing and Resolving Transferences and Countertransferences 6. Recognizing and Repairing Alliance Ruptures 7. Performing an Integrative Diagnostic Assessment 8. Developing an Accurate DSM Diagnosis 9. Developing a Highly Effective Case Conceptualization: Clinical Formulation 10. Developing an Integrative Case Conceptualization: Cultural Formulation 11. Developing an Integrative Case Conceptualization: Treatment Formulation 12. Drafting an Integrative Clinical Case Report 13. Establishing a Treatment Focus 14. Maintaining the Treatment Focus 15. Effecting Therapeutic Change 16. Planning and Implementing Culturally Sensitive Treatment 17. Recognizing and Resolving Treatment-Interfering Factors 18. Monitoring Progress and Modifying Treatment Accordingly 19. Evaluating Progress and Preparing Clients for Termination 20. Utilizing Supervision Effectively and Evaluating Competencies