A Step-by-Step Guide to Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy

Writing to the practicing clinician, this book offers a step-by-step practical guide to Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy (SERT) when working with individuals, couples, and families.

Carmen Knudson-Martin, PhD, LMFT, Professor Emerita, Lewis & Clark College, is a developer of Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy. She has published widely on the political and ethical implications of therapist practices.

1. An Introduction to Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy Part One: Socio-Emotional Case Conceptualization 2. Expand the Lens 3. Link Emotion, Societal Discourse, and Relational Process 4. Identify the Flow of Power 5. Center the Circle of Care Part Two: Clinical Role, Assessment, and Treatment Planning 6. Third Order Ethics and the Clinical Role 7. SERT Assessment and the Therapeutic Alliance 8. SERT Treatment Planning and Clinical Decision-Making Part Three: SERT Clinical Sequence Step by Step 9. Phase 1 - Position toward Relationality and Equity 10. Phase 2 - Interrupt the Flow of Power 11. Phase 3 - Practice Mutuality Part Four: Learn through Research and Reflexivity 12. Engage Contextual Self of the Therapist 13. Study Clinical Practice 14. Co-Create the Future