Presents an evidence-based, integrative method of psychotherapy case formulation that can be adapted to single-theory approaches to therapy, any specific treatment manual, or any component of a theory or manual. This pragmatic case formulation model works for simple and straightforward cases as well as those involving many problems in many spheres ......
Here, therapists mine their case histories to present teaching tools for theology-minded practitioners. Written from several theistic traditions and psychological orientations, this casebook examines the therapeutic relationship as it occurs in various forms of faith.
Examines the supervision relationship in detail through a focus on issues such as counter transference, diversity, ruptures in the alliance, legal and ethical concerns, and evaluation and enhancement.
Offers detailed guidance to help practitioners understand and implement the treatments recommended in the APA's Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults. The authors describe the unique factors involved in PTSD treatment, and core competencies necessary for providers.
This volume raises questions about the nature and universality of naturally occurring concepts in human thinking. The work suggests that categories can differ significantly across cultures with respect to fundamental human concepts such as space, time, and objecthood.
This much-anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed and bestselling The Fantasy Bond tackles the complex question of why so many of us are compelled to repeat the pain of our past while avoiding positive experiences that could enrich our lives. Why are many of us compelled to repeat the pain of our past, while avoiding positive ......
Methods described in this book can help clients to 'arrive at', or fully experience, their painful maladaptive emotions, and then 'leave' these emotions by accessing new, adaptive emotions. These methods include helping clients sit with painful feelings, access bodily felt experience, and articulate the meaning of an emotion.
Human development doesnt occur in a vacuum. Rather, it is deeply rooted in, and affected by, culture. This textbook examines how culture affects several domains of development, including cognition, emotion, sociolinguistics, peer relationships, family relationships, and more. The chapters highlight differences between WEIRD cultures ......
An examination of the process of creative expression in child art from a socio-cultural and historical perspective. The author addresses the question of whether children's primitive forms reflect immature cognitive and emotional development, finding that she disagrees with this notion.