The Model Isn’t the Focus: Your Client Is

The Model isn’t the Focus: Your Client Is I had a supervision session recently with a candidate who is doing good work. He is thoughtful, he cares about his clients, and he is trying hard to do CSAT work the “right” way. But partway through our conversation, I heard something I hear often from newer clinicians in this field. He was stuck on the workbook. Stuck on the assessment. Stuck on which exercise came next in the sequence. And in the process, he had lost sight of the actual human being sitting across from him. A Tool is Only as Good as the Hand That Wields It This is an easy trap to fall into, especially when you are early in your career and a structured model gives you something solid to hold onto. The CSAT task model and workbook exist for good reason. They are excellent tools! But a tool is only as good as the hand that wields it, and the moment you become married to the tool instead of the client, you are no longer doing therapy. You are administering a curriculum. I told him to picture a seven iron. It is a great club. But if […]