This address traces how beliefs about personal agency shape motivation, resilience, emotional health, and the ability to change entrenched behavior. Drawing on decades of research, vivid clinical examples, and large-scale social interventions, it shows how self-efficacy is built through mastery, modeling, and meaningful action rather than insight alone. The talk moves fluidly from therapy rooms to global public health and social change, offering therapists and students a powerful framework for understanding how people learn to face fear, recover from setbacks, and reshape their lives and communities.
A dynamic dialogue between two leading experts in couples therapy, examining the intersection of scientific research and clinical practice. Bader and Gottman debate the effectiveness of therapeutic techniques, particularly active listening, while highlighting the critical role of therapist skill, emotional intelligence, and nuanced interventions in helping distressed couples improve communication and connection.
