Psychotherapy: An Introduction for Psychiatry Residents and Other Mental Health Trainees

by Phillip R. Slavney MD, Jerome L. Kroll MD (Foreword)

Many psychiatry residents and other mental health trainees begin their careers as psychotherapists with a mixture of enthusiasm and apprehension: enthusiasm at the prospect of using only words and actions to help someone in distress; apprehension about whether they are capable of doing it. In his latest book, Phillip R. Slavney helps these students get started by discussing such fundamental issues as what makes psychotherapy work, what is important in a psychotherapeutic relationship, and whether psychotherapists should have their own psychotherapy. Slavney draws on his long experience as a psychotherapist and teacher of psychotherapy in a confidence-building book that is both practical and scholarly.

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 18, 2005

Reviews

[Ahmad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introductory book! Definitely got me excited to start this during residency, but also reaffirmed that I will probably not be great (which is ok) :)

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like this book. while kind of dense at times, as a beginner's text it rightly focused on common factors over theories/techniques.