The Authors
Preface
1. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Parameters of Bad Therapy
2. Jeffrey A. Kottler: The Thing Is
3. Jon Carlson: Stories Without Endings
4. Peggy Papp: A Public Humiliation
5. Arnold A. Lazarus: A Huge Dose of Humility
6. Violet Oaklander: If I Learned Something, Then I Can Forgive
Myself
7. Richard Schwartz: The Critical Parts of Me
8. William Glasser: I Can't Wait Until You Leave
9. Stephen Lankton: Speaking the Client's Language
10. Francine Shapiro: I Need to Have Safeguards in Place
11. Raymond Corsini: Don't Get Stuck With One Approach
12. John Gray: Being in Bad Therapy
13. Frank Pittman: I Take a Lot of Risks
14. Sam Gladding: I Zigged When I Should Have Zagged
15. Susan M. Johnson: I Felt Quite Helpless
16. Pat Love: Listening to My Inner Voice
17. Art Freeman: We're Not as Smart as We Think We Are
18. John Norcross: 50 Minutes of Pure Hostility
19. Len Sperry: Letting Things Get Personal
20. Scott D. Miller: I Should Have Known Better
21. Michael F. Hoyt: I Was Blind at the Time
22. Richard Stuart: I Expect Too Much
23. Michele Weiner-Davis: Struck by a Bolt of Lightning-Again!
24. Some Common Themes and Lessons Learned
References
Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph. D., is Professor and Chair of the Counseling Program at California State University, Fullerton. He is author of over 45 books in the field, including Doing Good, Making Changes Last and the NewYork Times bestseller, The Last Victim. Jon Carlson,Psy.D., Ed.D. is Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governers State University and a psychologist with the Lake Geneva Wellness Clinic in Wisconsin. He is the founding editor of The Family Journal and has written more than 20 books.
"...I believe that all psychotherapists would benefit from this
book, regardless of level of experience. Graduate students would
benefit as well because it is never too early to learn from the
mistakes of others. The authors and contributors are more than
credible authorities in the field. They are the experts, the movers
and shakers in the field of psychotherapy research and
practice...The book is simply delightful. The contributors,
well-known experts in the field, are very candid and it is obvious
that they have reflected on and learned from their mistakes. It is
very readable and enjoyable. I found myself not being able to put
it down. It is a book that you can easily learn from and I believe
it should be required reading for courses in psychotherapy." --
DoodyReview, January 2003
"This book is a must read for students of therapy of all ages and
persuasions - a casebook of how to fall in your face and get up
knowing more than before the fall." -- David E. Scharff, M.D.,
International Institute of Object Relations Therapy and co-author
of Object RelationsIndividual Therapy
"With astounding candor and with a great deal of humility,
twenty-two of the world's master therapists reveal their worst
mistakes and failures, and guess what? They are the same ones all
of us make. Every psychotherapist will learn from these revelations
and will be more empowered to be more confident and humble. You
must read this book; you and your clients will greatly benefit." --
Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D., Former President of the
American Psychological Association, author of 23 books including,
Focused Psychotherapy: A Casebook of Brief,Intermittent
Psychotherapy Throughout the Life Cycle
"This book is a comfort to those of us who practice the "impossible
art" of psychotherapy, because it shows how to admit mistakes,
study why we made them, and become better therapists in the
process. These cases are worth several graduate courses in
psychotherapy." -- William J. Doherty, Ph.D., Director, Marriage
and Family Therapy Program at the University of Minnesota, and
author of Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote
MoralResponsibility
"Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson beautifully guide several
outstanding therapists to be exceptionally candid about some of
their worst cases. Not only will this book be very helpful to other
practicing therapists, but also to general readers... A forthright
and unusually valuable book!" -- Albert Ellis, Ph.D., President,
Albert Ellis Institute, New York City and the author of A Guide
toRational Living
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