Therapy Thieves
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Therapy Thieves
Author: Francis A. Martin
language: en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2020-03-13
"Why are we - practicing counselors and psychotherapists - committed to failure?" This is the question that has haunted Dr. Francis Martin as he has cataloged well over 20,000 distinct psychotherapy approaches advertised on the websites of licensed mental health professionals. No doubt some of these are harmful, most of them ineffective, and many simply made-up but the sheer volume of such techniques and practices, advertised by licensed professionals holding advanced degrees whose services are billed to clients and insurance companies calls the credibility of the entire mental health profession into question. Based on significant, original research that joins research from others, this book describes a near-universal crisis in mental health care and recommends ways to rescue the field from itself. The crisis is caused by declining competence among counselors and psychotherapists who have failed to regulate themselves and who, therefore, deliver inadequate, if not harmful, services. The book calls for major, specific and urgently needed reforms.
The Humanity of Therapists
Author: Francis Martin
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2025-12-11
Many therapists readily recognize their challenges. Among many that could be named, some are common, including the suicidal client, deflated and failed parents, the enraged substance abuser, the victimized child, the borderline client, and the defiant and identity-confused adolescent. Practicing therapists could readily add numerous other challenges. No matter which therapists compose the list of challenges, they also recognize that their respective lists evoke the demands of managing their humanity. The plain reality is that the humanity of therapists and their clients pose immense challenges for therapists. At least, they understand that their humanity in their clinical work compels them to cope with the multi-layered ambiguities that attend their humanity. They must be energized, even when they are tired. They must think clinically, even when they are sexually frustrated. They must conscientiously attend to the needs of their clients, even when their spouse is medically compromised. They must show appropriate confidence in the services they deliver, even when they harbor potentially crippling doubts. These things and more characterize the humanity of therapists as they live their professional and personal lives.
The Challenges of Integrating Religion and Spirituality into Psychotherapy
Author: Francis A. Martin
language: en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date: 2024-04-23
This book examines personal and professional understandings of religion in psychotherapy and advocates for integrity, competency, and cultural pluralism in clinical practice. A major feature of this book is that it confirms the massive proliferation of religion-oriented approaches to counseling and therapy in recent years. It attributes this rise to opportunism and exaggerated individualism among therapists and to the frequent failures of professional associations, clinical preparation programs, and other influences. In response to these influences, it identifies the need for guiding principles for integrating religion into therapy, discusses the religious issues that clients bring to therapy, and advocates for major changes in clinical practice, with emphasis on integrity and competence. Building on a large volume of research and using evidence-based conclusions, it clarifies how these two major features of contemporary life can be integrated with integrity and competence. The author maintains that religion should be a feature of the practice of counseling and therapy, so long as it addresses the clinically relevant needs of clients. However, it also explores how the religion of counselors and therapists often expresses the needs of counselors and therapists, instead of addressing the needs of their clients. In the context of these questions and discussion of contentious challenges, this book provides guidelines for relating religion with clinical practice and recommends needed actions by clinical preparation programs, professional associations, individual therapists, state legislatures, licensing boards, social service agencies, and corporations. All of this stands on the conspicuous need for professional accountability in the delivery of mental health care.