Prior to 2000, personal practice (PP) for therapists mostly meant personal therapy. Recently
a new landscape of PPs has emerged, with meditation-based programs and therapy self …

The key proposition of this invited essay is that personal practice (PP), coupled with self-
reflection, is central to the development of the most effective therapists. To date, the …

With growing evidence for the potential value of personal practices (PPs) in therapist
training, it is important to determine which PPs may be most valuable for which therapists …

Objective The use of self‐practice and self‐reflection has been proposed as an efficacious
strategy in the training of therapists. It has been argued to enhance therapist skills, and a key …

There are good theoretical and empirical grounds to suggest that personal practices (PPs;
eg, self‐practice/self‐reflection [SP/SR] programmes, meditation programmes and personal …

This review considered the literature relating to the use of personal therapy by psychological
therapists and trainees in terms of its impact upon clinical practice since the last major …

Objective This study explored how personal therapy (PT) is experienced by
psychotherapists, focussing on its positive and negative impact on clinical work as well as …

A number of research studies support self‐practice/self‐reflection (SP/SR) as an experiential
learning process that facilitates the acquisition of therapeutic skill in a number of cognitive …

A new model of therapist skill development is presented. Grounded in information
processing theory, it provides a comprehensive framework that accounts for a range of …

Objective Contemporary‐training of clinical‐psychologists in Australia is competency‐
based, aiming to develop highly‐skilled scientist–practitioners. Little is known, however …