Preface
I. Helping Relationships
1. An Invitation
2. Therapist Effects
II. Therapeutic Skills
3. Accurate Empathy
4. Acceptance
5. Positive Regard
6. Genuineness
7. Focus
8. Hope
9. Evocation
10. Offering Information and Advice
11. The Far Side of Complexity
III. Learning, Training, and Clinical Science
12. Developing Expertise
13. Teaching Therapeutic Skills
14. Toward a Broader Clinical Science
References
Index
William R. Miller, PhD, is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of
Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. He
introduced motivational interviewing in a 1983 article and in the
first edition of Motivational Interviewing (1991), coauthored with
Stephen Rollnick. Dr. Miller’s research has focused particularly on
the treatment and prevention of addictions and more broadly on the
psychology of change. He is a recipient of two career achievement
awards from the American Psychological Association, the
international Jellinek Memorial Award, and an Innovators Award from
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, among many other honors. His
publications include 65 books and over 400 articles and chapters.
His website is https://williamrmiller.net.
Theresa B. Moyers, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at the
University of New Mexico, where she conducts research on treatments
for addictive behaviors, with a focus on motivational interviewing
(MI). Her primary interests are identifying the active ingredients
of MI as well optimal methods for disseminating it in addictions
settings. Dr. Moyers has published more than 35 peer-reviewed
articles and has presented on MI and addictions treatment in 16
countries. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network
of Trainers. In addition to her academic pursuits, she trains and
competes with her border collie in the sport of dog agility.
"At long last, a book about the most important factor in
psychotherapy--the person who delivers the treatment. And who
better to author a book about effective psychotherapists than
Miller and Moyers? Discussing the most crucial skills that
therapists need to learn, this is a clinically focused presentation
with a solid scientific basis. To top it off, Miller and Moyers
discuss how the skills should be taught and learned through
deliberate practice. This is an invaluable read for any practicing
therapist and essential for all trainees. It is a solid
supplemental text for a counseling theories course or primary text
for a course on basic clinical skills."--Bruce E. Wampold, PhD,
ABPP, Department of Counseling Psychology (Emeritus), University of
Wisconsin–Madison
“If I had a dime for every time I heard a therapist say, ‘The
relationship is the most important ingredient in psychotherapy,’
I’d be wealthy. Finally, we have a book that translates this old
bromide into clinical skills that actually improve client outcomes.
If achieving better results is your professional development
objective, Effective Psychotherapists provides the roadmap to
success.”--Scott D. Miller, PhD, Director, International Center for
Clinical Excellence
"Many practitioners conflate therapeutic effectiveness with a full
caseload or professional reputation, but, to paraphrase Forrest
Gump, effectiveness is as effectiveness does. Here’s a definitive
account on how to do effective therapy. Rooted in clinical science
and grounded in the therapeutic relationship, this book
demonstrates how you can improve your own relationship competencies
and thus your outcomes. Cutting-edge science and application that
both Carl Rogers and B. F. Skinner would endorse!"--John C.
Norcross, PhD, ABPP, Distinguished Professor and Chair of
Psychology, University of Scranton
"Concise yet thorough, this user-friendly guide will be an
excellent primary text for graduate students from multiple
disciplines who are learning to be counselors and psychotherapists.
Miller and Moyers do a masterful job articulating the essential
qualities of the therapist and the critical processes in the
therapeutic relationship. This clearly crafted book empowers new
behavioral health professionals to master the therapeutic and
relationship skills necessary to be effective helpers and healers.
It will also serve as a welcome companion for counselors and
psychotherapists well into their careers--it offers guidance and
pearls of wisdom for collaborating with clients in ways that
promote positive change and growth."--Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
School of Medicine; past president, American Psychological
Association-This is an excellent and timely book. It is well
written, well documented, and very compelling in its message. This
book should be required reading in any graduate program that trains
therapists.--Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 10/28/2021
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