Publications

Publications

Supervisory Relationships: Exploring the Human Element. 

Author: Tamara Kaiser

This book teaches supervisors and supervisees to anticipate the workplace issues they may face and provides them with valuable insights about what really goes on in the clinical supervisory relationship. The multitude of diverse, real-life vignettes gathered at random by the author from supervisors and supervisees in a variety of settings lend a powerful dynamic to this practical book and provide a departure point for discussion or even debate about sensitive issues. More information here

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A User's Guide to Therapy: What to Expect and How You Can Benefit.

Author: Tamara Kaiser

A guidebook to understanding and getting the most out of therapy.
This book is intended for clients who want to know how to get the most out of a therapeutic relationship. Tamara Kaiser explains what therapy is (and isn't), how therapy works (what makes change happen), and elaborates on therapist-client dynamics, including such issues as power, boundaries, trust, and termination. More information here

REVIEWS:
If I'd read this book prior to training, my development as a therapist would have been greatly enhanced, having seen the process from the client's point of view. (Gail Nagel LISW-CP, DPNAP - Newsletter for the Clinical Social Work Association)

Kaiser provides a wealth of easy-to-understand therapeutic information...provides clear direction for the client. (Doug Greenlee - AAMFT MN Newsletter)

[A] reassuring and informative therapy guidebook...comprehensive, contemporary and readable.... I highly recommend it to therapists and patients alike. (Betsy Horton, LICSW - MN Society of Clinical Social Work)

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Record Keeping in Psychotherapy and Counseling: Protecting Confidentiality and the Professional Relationship

Author: Ellen Luepker

Confidentiality is the undisputed cornerstone of the therapeutic process. With the recent surge in insurance regulations and complex litigation, this essential aspect of therapy is at risk. Based on hundreds of interviews with therapists about their concerns, this book provides a framework and guide for addressing issues of confidentiality. This text meets the increasing obligation practitioners have to protect their patients while protecting their practices. It is a practical and authoritative source that no psychotherapist or clinical supervisor should be without.

REVIEWS:
"...Practicing therapists will find [this] detailed guide to be one of the most useful books they read all year." --  Thomas T. Frantz, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling Psychology, University at Buffalo

"...a lively, reader-friendly compendium of essential knowledge for every clinician" -- Judith Wallerstein, Ph.D., author, The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce

"...assists therapists in meeting regulations for record keeping while at the same time assuring ways to protect the client" -- Florence Lieberman, DSW, Professor Emerita, Hunter College School of Social Work

"With HIPAA implementation just around the corner, this should be on the 'must read' list of every practitioner!" -- Hubert H. Humphrey III, J.D., former Minnesota Attorney General

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Developmental Repair:  A Training Manual

Online PDF Document

Author: Anne Gearity

This describes an intensive treatment model for working with young children who have experienced complex trauma and present with aggressive and disruptive symptoms.  The model has been developed with the collaboration of staff at Washburn Center for Children, and with the financial support of the Bush Foundation.  It is available for duplication and use in the community.