Evidence Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21st Century Practitioner - Hardcover

by Daryl Mahon (Author)

Years of experience, level of qualification, modality delivered, supervision, personal therapy, and continuing professional development are not predictive of client outcomes in psychotherapy. Further, the outcomes of psychotherapy have not improved in over 40 years, despite the proliferation of new therapy modalities. Evidence Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21^st Century Practitioner answers how counselling and psychotherapy can be operationalised in the 21st century, dispelling long-held beliefs about how psychotherapy works.

Discussing evidence-based practice in its various forms, the chapters provide an analysis of research used and the debate around the effectiveness of specific therapies, commonalities across therapies and the many evidence-based relationship variables that are said to contribute to effective psychotherapy. Client factors and the use of technology, deliberate practice, supervision, and a simulated client case demonstrate the application of the methods and ideas reviewed.

Whether a novice psychotherapy trainee or a seasoned practitioner or supervisor, Evidence Based Counselling & Psychotherapy for the 21^st Century Practitioner illustrates what an effective 21^st century practitioner needs to know, do, and reflect on to improve the effectiveness of their psychotherapeutic work and client outcomes - of interest across the allied health and social care sectors where counselling and therapy interventions are used.

Author Biography

Daryl Mahon is an Irish Psychotherapist, Lecturer, and Researcher. Prior to taking up his current role in research, Daryl worked across the social inclusion sector, working with individuals and communities facing marginalisation. Mahon has been working as an Action Researcher with a European non-profit organisation based in Dublin working in complex systems change to support social services to solve complex problems and scale social innovations and evidence-based practices. He has published widely across psychotherapy processes and outcomes.