The Promise and Challenge (and Reality) of Defining Therapist Expertise
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8913311 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Reese (0000-0002-3658-2968, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-89 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011000016657161 |
| OpenAlex | W2587386976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article is a commentary on Hill, Spiegel, Hoffman, Kivlighan, and Gelso’s interesting and thought-provoking article focused on defining psychotherapy expertise. I address Hill et al.’s inclusion of other criteria to evaluate expertise that counters Tracey, Wampold, Goodyear, and Lichtenberg’s conclusion that treatment outcome is the only criterion supported by the research to determine expertise. I also address Hill et al.’s discussion on the development of expertise with a focus on monitoring treatment outcome to promote therapist improvement. In sum, Hill et al. provide a way forward for psychotherapy researchers to address proposed dimensions of expertise that currently are based more on our clinical wisdom than empirical evidence and, in doing so, offer the promise of better understanding what makes an excellent psychotherapist
Engineering ethics · Focus (optics · Inclusion (mineral · Outcome (game theory · Psychotherapist · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |