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We ask you to keep an open mind and to continue expanding your awareness. For example, in our activities we sometimes ask you to take different perspectives. We ask you to respond as a therapist, but we will also ask you to put yourself in different positions or roles like that of a client, a colleague, a member of an ethics committee, a member of the public, and so forth. These perspectives will help you understand the complexity and uniqueness of psychotherapy and build your ethical sensitivity. Another example: We ask you to be aware of your potential tripping points—realizing that all human beings have them.

Most of our suggestions will be worded in such a way as to apply primarily to beginning therapists. However, we think practicing psychotherapists would do well to revisit this book on a regular basis. If you are an experienced therapist you can easily adapt the activities by thinking about the next stage of your career as a renewal or re-entry into a changing professional culture. But do not modify the activities too much! There is much to be gained from moving back a few steps and casting fresh eyes upon steps that we believe we have already covered.