Bhola Poornima, Duggal Chetna, Isaac Rathna. Reflective Practice and Professional Development in Psychotherapy

Sage Publications Ltd., 2022. — 370 p.Reflective Practice and Professional Development in Psychotherapy presents reflection as a tool to further self-exploration and aid professional development for psychotherapists and counsellors. It discusses the potential avenues, methods and spaces for self-reflective work.The book extensively cites both global and Indian research and presents therapist voices and perspectives, accompanied with self-reflective exercises and experiential activities. It highlights how the intersectional lens and diversity perspective can be integrated in reflective practice, especially for practitioners in India. The objective is to help the reader use reflection to critically examine, personalize and ‘own’ ideas that can nurture personal and professional growth. The book is indispensable for therapists at all levels of development and an important read for academicians, practitioners, trainers and supervisors from the disciplines of clinical and counselling psychology, social work and psychiatry.Poornima Bhola is Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India, where she completed her MPhil and PhD degrees. She has over 25 years of experience as a therapist and is currently the coordinator of the psychotherapy training programme in the department. She is deeply interested in training and has conducted numerous workshops for counsellors and psychotherapists on reflective practice, ethics and youth mental health. Her research interests include psychotherapy processes, training and development, youth mental health and personality dimensions.
Chetna Duggal is Associate Professor, School of Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India. She completed her MPhil (Clinical Psychology) from NIMHANS, Bengaluru, and PhD from TISS, Mumbai. Her research interests include psychotherapy practice, training and supervision, and adolescent and youth mental health. She has been in psychotherapy practice for over 15 years. In recent years, she has launched the School Initiative for Mental Health Advocacy (SIMHA), and Rahbar, an initiative for supervision.
Rathna Isaac, PhD in clinical psychology, completed her training in NIMHANS in 2005 and is a private practitioner and supervisor with 20 years of experience. She is an external consultant and supervisor for the Couple and Family Therapy Programme at Parivarthan Counselling, Training and Research Centre, Bengaluru. She has created and conducted both basic and advanced training programmes on couple therapy and provides ongoing group supervision for couple counsellors. She has conducted several training workshops for counsellors and psychotherapists at all levels and is deeply interested in the psychotherapy process.