This book provides an ideal course for psychotherapists who are interested in sharpening their people caring skills. The insights are helpful to therapists of all ages and experience. Dr. Mary Pipher is an excellent supervisor who provides for therapists a bag of wisdom to share with their clients. She also reminds the more seasoned clinicians of the vital things in the work of therapy and in the living of life that can be obscured in the busy pace of one’s practice.

Mary Pipher likes to quote Margaret Mead’s definition of an ideal culture as one in which there is a place for every human gift. It is obvious that one of Mary Pipher’s gifts is helping clinicians find the rich place psychotherapy can have in the lives of their clients. This unique book peals back the walls of clinical supervision and gives the clinician a seat alongside Mary Pipher as she supervises a PhD intern. The book is Mary Pipher’s journal of supervision notes written as a candid, warm and insightful dialogue. The course presents a picture of effective therapy that connects affect, behavior and thinking in the context of culture and relationships.

Mary Pipher has a unique blend of educational training in both anthropology and psychology. They provide the soil from which many of her rich, down to earth perspectives stem. Her practical approach to helping clients provides a wealth of resources for therapists to take into their counseling practices.

Educational Objectives

• Understand the meaning and the restorative energy of entrainment.
• Identify the contributing factors that are related to happiness.
• Identify the three kinds of problems people encounter and the therapeutic approach to each.
• Identify ethical “hot water” areas that counselors can fall into.
• Identify the five “R’s” that are basic to human needs.

Syllabus / Course Instructions

• The Course consists of reading the selected book, successfully completing an online posttest and filling out a course evaluation.
• The book is not included. It must be purchased separately. We have supplied a link to Amazon.com for your convenience.
• Purchasing your course will give you access to both a printable copy of the test and an online version. Print the test to use as a companion as you read the book and answer the questions.
• You cannot exit the online test once you begin, so have your answers available.