A Blessing: Possible Benefits of Therapist Self-DisclosureApplications to Trauma and Sexual Orientation; The Curse: Risks of Religious Self-Disclosure; Guidelines for Self-Disclosure of Religious Orientation; Conclusions; References; Chapter 17: "Are You in Recovery?"; When Clients Ask Early in Treatment; What Does the Research Say?; When the Answer Is "Yes," the Therapist Is in Recovery; When the Answer Is "No," the Therapist Is Not in Recovery; Conclusions; References; Chapter 18: "Are You Gay?"; Case Study #1: "Are You Gay?"; Case Study #2: Gay Male Client
Chapter 5: Timing and Decision-MakingDeciding Whether or Not to Self-Disclose?; Therapeutic Timing Considerations; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: The Different Types of Self-Disclosure; Self-Involving TSDs; Historical TSDs; What Makes TSD an Intervention Versus a Reaction?; Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Supervision and Training Considerations; Research Findings; Supervision Approaches to Self-Disclosure; Conclusions; References; Part III: Vulnerability Factors; Chapter 8: Trauma, Physical Illness, and Mortality; When the Therapist Too Has Been Traumatized
Research Findings on Client and Therapist PerspectivesConclusions; References; Chapter 13: Religion and Spirituality; Background Research; Avoidance of the Topic?; Clinical Discussions; Research on Religious Self-Disclosure; Conclusions; References; Chapter 14: Children and Adolescents; Positions in the Developmental Psychotherapy Literature; Research Findings; Conclusions; References; Part IV: Responding to Direct Client Inquiries; Chapter 15: "So Why Did You Decide to Become a Therapist?"; Conclusions; References; Chapter 16: "Are You a Christian?"
Therapist Self-Disclosure- Front Cover; Therapist Self-Disclosure; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: Introduction; Overview and Outline of the Text; References; Chapter 2: Ethics Applied in Practice; Exercising Personal Restraint and Forethought; Factors Determining the Appropriateness of TSD; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives; Contemporary Clinical Perspectives; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Research on Efficacy and Outcomes; Conclusions; References; Part II: Clinical Factors
Therapists Facing Grief, Physical Illness, and MortalityConclusions; References; Chapter 9: Caucasian Therapists and Multicultural Clients; Research Findings; Conclusions; References; Chapter 10: Sexuality; A Must Consider for LGBTQ-Identified Therapists?; Conclusions; References; Chapter 11: Mental Illness and Personality Disorders; The First Author's Perspective; The Coauthor's Perspective; Implications for Practice Scenarios and Considerations; Therapist Attitudes about TSD to this Population; Conclusions; References; Chapter 12: Eating Disorders; The Congruence of ED Symptoms and TSD