Journal of Mental Health Counseling back issues from January 2005:
A narrative approach to strategic eclecticism.(Theory)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Strategic eclecticism is set forth as a basis from which to use divergent theories and techniques within narrative therapy, a process-oriented model informed by postmodernism. The theory and practice of narrative therapy are described. Principles and guidelines for employing a narrative ...
Mastery and expertise in counseling.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... As one of the great inventions of the last half of the 20th century, counseling offers great hope and promise. Yet for counseling practitioners, within this hope and promise, there is confusion about how to help and what constitutes mastery and expertise. It is like being in a fog and ...
Searching for mastery.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... The study of expertise has a long and textured history, and it continues to be an active area of research among researchers and practitioners interested in human performance, giftedness; and achievement. In this literature review, we explore the concept of expertise across disciplines to ...
Nine ethical values of master therapists.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... This study employed the Consensual Qualitative Research method (Hill, Thompson, & Williams, 1997) to reanalyze interview data from a previous qualitative study of the personal characteristics of master therapists (Jennings & Skovholt, 1999). Previous research has demonstrated that ...
Master therapists' construction of the therapy relationship.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Qualitative research methods were used to elicit master therapists' statements regarding their use and understanding of the therapy relationship. The master therapists were identified and recruited in a previous study (Jennings & Skovholt, 1999) through a procedure used to create a sample ...
Cultural competence and master therapists: an inextricable relationship.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Striving for cultural competence and developing expertise are both highly desirable objectives in the field of mental health counseling. That the two concepts have been investigated rather independently of each other is surprising. The importance of and rationale for combining two ...
The Cycle of Caring: a model of expertise in the helping professions.(Special section: master therapists)
Jan 01, 2005; ... The core of the helping professions, including counseling, is a relational process, a one-way helping relationship that serves as an incubator for the client's development. In counselor practice, the one-way helping relationship occurs again and again with client after client. The Cycle of ...