Clinical, Failing, Therapist, Damaging, Clients, Practical, Psychotherapy, TA & NLP 

Depending on which study you read, between 20 and 57 percent of psychotherapy patients do not return after their initial session. Another thirty-seven to 45 percent only attend therapy twice. A follow-up study on dropouts found that most clinicians had no idea why their patients had terminated, whereas their clients could define very specific "therapeutic errors." Clients who dropout early display poor treatment outcomes, over-utilize mental health services, and demoralize clinicians.It doesn't have to be that way. There are a number of well-researched strategies which have been proven to reduce dropout rates and increase positive treatment outcomes. How to Fail... details how to avoid errors such as not recognizing limitations, performing incomplete assessments, ignoring science, ruining the client relationship, setting improper boundaries, terminating improperly, therapist burnout, and more.From the Foreword, by Arnold Lazarus, Ph.D., ABPP:"I shudder when I think... when I, as a newly minted Ph.D. in clinical psychology, was certified as competent and qualified... it is not farfetched to say I knew next to nothing...""Newly minted" therapists aren't alone in making mistakes, of course; even seasoned professionals can benefit from discovering the 50+ most common errors therapists make, and how to avoid them. Newly revised and updated, this indispensable guide includes more case examples and adds seven ways "to fail" with child patients, too. - from Amzon