The intentional relationship: occupational therapy and use of self

The changing landscape of therapeutic use of self in occupational therapy: historical overview

What defines a good therapist?

A model of the intentional relationship

Knowing ourselves as therapists: introducing the therapeutic modes

Knowing our clients: understanding interpersonal characteristics

Challenges to client-therapist relationships: inevitable interpersonal events of therapy

Navigating the challenges: therapeutic responding and interpersonal reasoning

Therapeutic communication

Establishing relationships

Interviewing skills and strategic questioning

Understanding families, social systems, and group dynamics in occupational therapy

Understanding and managing difficult behavior

Resolving empathic breaks and conflicts

Professional behavior, values, and ethics

Working effectively with supervisors, employers, and other professionals

On becoming a better therapist: self-care and developing your therapeutic use of self.