Main description:

Thomas Skovholt and Len Jennings' landmark Master Therapists: Exploring Expertise in Therapy and Counseling was the first book to apply qualitative methodology to the study of validly selected expert therapists. Considering the growing number of international qualitative studies on psychotherapy expertise, the authors join forces once again to provide students, academics, researchers, and practitioners with Expertise in Counseling and Psychotherapy:
Master Therapist Studies from Around the World. In this book, Jennings and Skovholt compile and compare, for the first time, a series of parallel studies of expertise in psychotherapy from around the world. The studies include therapist expertise research projects in Southeast Asia (Singapore, Japan, and Korea),
North America (the U.S.A. and Canada), and Europe (Czech Republic and Portugal). Synthesizing and presenting common characteristics of master practitioners on a global scale, Expertise in Counseling and Psychotherapy is the most comprehensive description of psychotherapy expertise at the international level that has ever been conducted.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: The World of Expertise in Counseling and Psychotherapy
Len Jennings, Thomas M. Skovholt, Heather Hessel, Sharada Lakhan, Michael Goh

Chapter 2: Czech Master Therapists
Tomas Rihacek, Maria Kahancova, Len Jennings, Jan Roubal, and Zbynek Vybiral

Chapter 3: Canadian Master Couple Therapists
Allyson Smith and William J. Whelton

Chapter 4: Being and Becoming a Psychotherapis in Portugal: A Dialogue Between Personal and Professional Experiences
Helena Moura de Carvalho and Paula Mena Matos

Chapter 5: Psychotherapy Expertise in Singapore: A Qualitative Investigation
Len Jennings, Vilma D'Rozario, Michael Goh, Ashley Sovereign, Megan Brogger, Thomas M. Skovholt

Chapter 6: Personal and Professional Characteristics of Japanese Master Therapists: A Qualitative Investigation on Expertise in Psychotherapy and Counseling in Japan
Tatsuya Hirai and Michael Goh

Chapter 7: Characteristics of Korean Master Group Counselors
Kyung-In Kwon and Chang-Dai Kim

Chapter 8: Bringing It All Together: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Seven Master Therapists Studies from Around the World
Len Jennings, Ashley Sovereign, Salina Renninger, Michael Goh, Thomas M. Skovholt , Sharada Lakhan, Heather Hessel

Appendix: The Cognitive, Emotional, and Relational Characteristics of Master Therapists
Len Jennings and Thomas M. Skovholt