Building Basic Therapeutic Skills is an essential handbook thatprovides the nuts-and-bolts inforJeanne Heaton provides guidance tothe student therapist with a book that demonstrates both herhumanity and wisdom. Of all those skills that she promotes, perhapsthe most important is her profound respect for the client.<br> --Michael J. Lambert, professor of psychology, Brigham YoungUniversity and coauthor of Assessing Outcome in ClinicalPractice<br><br> A valuable and essential textbook for mental health educatorssupervising practicum and internship students. I''ll be using it asa textbook in my teaching at Ohio State University.<br> ?Daniel R. Merz, Ph.D., L.P.C.C., counselor educator, The OhioState University<br><br> A masterful job of presenting the cumulative effects of theexperience of a senior therapist into a clear and concisevolume.<br> ?John M. Sell, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Reedie & Co.<br><br> Contains excellent and culturally sensitive examples of not onlywhat to do but how