Questioning myths, taboos, secrets, and uncomfortable topics -- Therapists' sexual arousals, attractions, and fantasies : an example of a topic that isn't there -- Creating conditions for learning -- Questions we'd rather avoid : a self-assessment -- Possible clues to taboo topics and uncomfortable feelings -- Passages and scenarios for exploration -- Confronting an impasse : what do we do when we don't know what to do?
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"This book focuses on taboos and uncomfortable topics that therapists and therapists-in-training often avoid and the damaging myths underlying this avoidance. Providing opportunities for individuals, courses, and workshops to engage the topics directly, the book avoids imposing "right" answers and clinging to traditional "politically correct," or "psychologically correct" approaches. The book's model of learning encourages a mindful awareness of how we respond to the complex, messy situations that occur in real life and emphasizes the need for openness, honesty, courage, and constant questioning."--Jacket.