Jeffrey J. Magnavita demonstrates how personality theory guides his approach to psychotherapy. The book reconciles and integrates several theoretical viewpoints, enabling clinicians to conceptualize clinical syndromes by understanding the complex interplay of elements from the biopsychosocial model.
In "Feminist Therapy", Dr. Laura S. Brown demonstrates this integrative approach to psychotherapy. Feminist therapy may superficially resemble other forms of psychotherapy, but the therapy's basis in feminist political analysis and scholarship on the psychology of women and gender make this a unique and valuable approach for both female and male ......
In "Short-Term Dynamic Therapy", Dr. Donald K. Freedheim demonstrates this brief form of psychotherapy. Short-term dynamic therapy focuses on troubling feelings that stem from repressed or unresolved painful events. The aim is to provide insight as to the source of the feelings that inhibit healthy functioning. In this session, Dr. Freedheim works ......
In Working With Children Who Have Experienced Neglect or Abuse, Dr. Wes Crenshaw demonstrates his approach to working with children who have been neglected or sexually or physically abused. Because most offenders in cases of abuse or neglect are within the child's family, this approach by necessity treats the entire family system, and the goal of ......
Part of a series which is intended for educational purposes for mental health professionals. This title demonstrates Dr William J Doherty approach to therapy with couples who are thinking of dissolving their marriages.
Part of a series which is intended for educational purposes for mental health professionals. This session demonstrates Dr Robert J Resnick approach to helping adolescents and their families deal with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a common diagnosis whose symptoms include impulsivity, hyperactivity, and inattention.
Part of a series which is intended for educational purposes for mental health professionals. This title demonstrates Dr Edward P Shafranske's psychoanalytic therapeutic approach to handling issues of spirituality and religion within the context of therapy.
Part of a series which is intended for educational purposes for mental health professionals. This title demonstrates part of a 5-phase approach to family law evaluation in child custody cases.
Part of a series which is intended for educational purposes for mental health professionals. This video demonstrates an assortment of skilled therapist responses to a patient's expressions of sexual attraction in the course of ongoing psychological treatment.