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What's the Therapist's Toolkit?
The Therapist's Toolkit includes 400 +
pages of comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment and treatment tools for the
mental health professional. These are tools you can use to test your patients,
and to treat your patients as well. The cost is $189 for a single clinician.
Additional clinicians can be licensed to share the Toolkit for $100 each. What do you get when you purchase the Toolkit?
Toolkit purchase includes licensure for
unlimited reproduction or all the tools in your clinical practice for your
entire career, so you will not have to pay royalties each time you administer a
psychological test. Multi-user site licenses are also available for group
practices and institutions. This can be a substantial cost savings. For example,
many popular tests for common disorders such as depression must be purchased for
approximately $1 per copy. If you have a busy practice or clinic, royalty fees
can run into the thousands of dollars per year--and you own nothing at the end
of the year! In contrast, when you obtain the
Therapist's Toolkit, you purchase the license for unlimited reproduction for
large numbers of state-or-the assessment tools--and many useful treatment tools
are included as well. How do these tools compare with other
instruments? Many widely-used assessment tests for depression, anxiety, and
other disorders were created decades ago and do not have outstanding
psychometric properties. In contrast, the instruments in the Toolkit are
designed to be exceptionally user friendly for the clinician and patient alike.
They have outstanding psychometric properties. Nearly all have reliabilities
above 90%, many above 95%. They also have excellent convergent and discriminant
validity and are highly correlated with well established instruments. Let's examine what you get-- 1995 Toolkit
Part 1 - 145 pages of Assessment Tools. Includes overview, instructions, and tests
for depression, anxiety, relationship satisfaction, and therapeutic empathy
(with answer sheets). Includes Self-Defeating Beliefs Scale, Clinician’s
History Form (brief and complete versions), Speedy Screening System for DSM-IV
(Axes I and II), Patient’s Evaluation of Therapy, and Termination Summary. Part 2 1995 Toolkit, Part 2 - 129 pages of
Individual and Interpersonal Therapy Tools. Individual therapy tools include Summary of
Cognitive Interventions, Daily Mood Log with instructions, Checklist of
Cognitive Distortions, Troubleshooting Guide, Self-Defeating Beliefs, 15 Ways to
Untwist Your Thinking, Cost-Benefit Analysis (three types with instruction
sheet), Daily Activity Schedule, Anti-Procrastination Sheet, Decision Making
Form (with instruction sheet), and more. Also included are The Concept of
Self-Help Memo, How to Make Therapy Rewarding and Successful, and The
Anti-Hopelessness Memo, progress notes, medication records, Clinician’s Data
Sheet, and more. Interpersonal therapy tools include
Relationship Cost-Benefit Analysis (with instruction sheet), Revise Your
Communication Style (with instructions), Good vs. Bad Communication and
Checklist, 5 Secrets of Effective Communication, Feeling Words Chart, 12
Barriers to Self-Expression, 12 Barriers to Listening. 1997 Upgrade
Includes numerous new and improved
assessment tools along with detailed instructions, scoring keys and information
on validities and reliabilities. Includes scales for: Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety
Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, OCD, Social Phobia, PTSD Improved Depression Instruments: Burns
Depression Checklist (25 item version, 5-item version, "here and now
version" "over the past week" version, plus assessment of
suicidal urges Personal Relationship Instruments:
Relationship Satisfaction Scale (new 5-item version), Anger Scale, Violent Urges Therapy Session Evaluation: Empathy Scale,
Helpfulness of Session (5-item versions and full-length versions) Positive Emotions: Happiness, Self-Esteem,
Intimacy, Productivity, Playfulness, Freedom from Fear, Hope, Spirituality (8
5-item scales) Self-Help Report: for tracking patients'
self-help activities and psychotherapy homework Convenient Chart Records: Makes it easy to
record scores and review changes over time And more! As noted, most scales come with a
choice of time perspectives ("indicate how have you been feeling over
the past week" vs. "indicate how you are feeling at this moment.")
Many scales are available in two-lengths: The full-length versions have superb
reliabilities (typically 95% or better) and are suitable for comprehensive
assessment. The brief, 5-item scales also have outstanding reliabilities
(typically 90% or better) and are suitable for tracking symptoms on a
session-by-session basis. Many scales are also formatted in large typeface to
help individuals with impaired vision or reading difficulties. Free 2007
Upgrade
If you order the Toolkit now, you will be
entitled to a free 2007 Upgrade. All you have to do is email me once you've
received your Toolkit in the mail. Your free upgrade will come as an email
attachment only. I send them out twice each month. You must order the upgrade
within one month of receiving your Toolkit. No The 2007 Upgrade contains more than 70
Microsoft Word files containing wonderful new instruments you can use in you
clinical work. You'll love it, and you definitely can't beat the price! This is a time-limited offer, so request
the order form fairly soon if you think you might be interested.
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