Download or read book Qualities and Actions of Effective Therapists written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Qualities and Actions of Effective Therapists, Bruce E. Wampold discusses the essential aspects of effective therapy. Although evidence conclusively shows that psychotherapy is effective, evidence also shows that some therapists consistently achieve better outcomes than do others. Research has begun to identify the qualities that effective therapists have and the actions that they take to produce positive therapeutic outcomes In this video, Bruce Wampold discusses the things therapists do and the ways that they conduct sessions to help improve outcome, including verbal fluency, affect modulation, empathy, and the ability to provide an explanation for the client's distress. Wampold illustrates each therapist characteristic or action with demonstrations from actual therapy sessions, enabling viewers to observe compelling examples of skills that deepen and strengthen the therapeutic process. **Disclaimer** The videos in the APA Psychotherapy Video Series are intended for educational and training purposes. Unauthorized viewing of these videos is expressly prohibited. All participants have agreed to allow their clinical demonstrations to be filmed and distributed for educational and training purposes; nonetheless, the material should be considered confidential and treated according to professional and ethical guidelines. Anyone who watches these videos or previews of these videos must agree to the following: • You are an Authorized User, which means you are using these videos for legitimate educational purposes, whether as a mental health professional in training or as part of other relevant university-approved educational courses or assignments. • It is unethical to disclose identifying information about any of the participants in the videos or to share access to the videos with unauthorized viewers. • You will not make any copies or cause any copies to be made of the videos and you understand that it is illegal to copy or disseminate the video footage, stills, or screengrabs without prior written permission of the Publisher. • You will respect the videos and their content by viewing the videos in a private environment, out of sight or hearing range of unauthorized viewers. Any viewer who does not agree to these terms is expected to cease watching the video.