Terminating Therapy A Professional Guide to Ending on a Positive Note

by Davis, Denise D.

• ISBN13: 9780470105566
• ISBN10: 0470105569
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The first book of its kind to provide an in-depth approach to termination of therapy, Terminating Therapy guides you through the practical, ethical, legal, and emotional challenges of how and when to end therapy. Written for a wide range of practitioners at every level of experience, this book provides straightforward advice on ending therapy on a positive note.

Author Biography

Denise D. Davis is Assistant Director of Clinical Training for the doctoral pro-gram in Clinical Psychology at Vanderbilt University. She has nearly twenty-five years of experience as a private practitioner, clinical educator, and consultant.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Termination Strategy: A Pragmatic Approach in Contemporary Practice	p. 1
The Importance of Termination	p. 1
Pragmatic Strategy for Termination	p. 18
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 23
Professional Skills and Termination	p. 25
Building A Base of Collaboration	p. 25
Applying Reasonable Professional Standards	p. 36
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 46
Positive Closure from the Start: Groundwork for Termination	p. 47
Optimize the Match	p. 47
Set Policy and Shape Expectations for Termination	p. 52
Formulate a Termination Plan	p. 60
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 76
Talking about Termination: A Closer Look at Communications	p. 77
Orientation to the Topic of Termination	p. 77
Making the Decision to Terminate	p. 86
Creating a Record	p. 104
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 106
Achieving Closure: Assuring Professional Action	p. 109
Directing the Termination Process	p. 109
Managing Risks	p. 123
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 133
Adapting Termination to Client Needs: A Consumer-Oriented Perspective	p. 135
Sociocultural Context	p. 135
Clinical Needs	p. 138
Developmental and Health-Related Needs	p. 163
Practical Concerns	p. 168
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 171
Provider Challenges	p. 173
Termination Dissonance	p. 173
Sudden or Crisis Terminations	p. 180
Self-Management Challenges	p. 189
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 198
Termination with Couples, Families, and Groups	p. 201
Attending to Multiple Interests	p. 201
Termination and Group Therapy	p. 212
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 216
Supervisory Termination	p. 219
The Supervisory Relationship	p. 219
Problems in Supervisory Termination	p. 233
Summary Points for Applied Practice	p. 244
A Consumer's Guide to Ending Psychotherapy	p. 247
Understanding How to End on a Positive Note	p. 248
References	p. 265
Subject Index	p. 275
Author Index	p. 287
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