Introduction. Part 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations. Models of Resistance. Resistance to Procedure. Part 2: Dimensions of Resistance. Validation Resistance. Self-Consistency. Schematic Resistance. Moral Resistance: Compulsive Responsibility. Victim Resistance. Risk Aversion and Depressive Resistance.
This book explores the use and effects of psychotherapy with the mentally handicapped. It discusses the issues involved in providing psychotherapy for this client group, including the implications of prejudice and stereotyping and the clients' own constructions of their disabilities. The authors outline the theory, practice and techniques of a range of individual or group therapeutic approaches for different circumstances, including psychotherapy within families for mentally handicapped children. The policy and training implications for practitioners are reviewed. The overall aim of this guide is to show the importance of, and provide a resource for, the adoption of therapeutic approaches in the treatment of mentally handicapped people.
The life, contributions and influence of Eric Berne, founder of Transactional Analysis counselling and author of titles such as "The Games People Play", are presented in this clear, accessible book. The book is the ideal companion to Stewart: "Transactional Analysis Counselling in Action" (SAGE 1990). Theory and practice, criticisms and rebuttals form the major part of this book. "Key Figures in Counselling and Psychotherapy" is a new series which will cover all the founding figures in psychology and psychotherapy, whose work has had a profound practical impact on the practice of counselling and psychotherapy.
Few dispute the importance of helping people cope with severe life stressors, but questions remain about how to identify those at risk of chronic problems and which interventions facilitate recovery.
A half-century of psychotherapy research has shown that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is the most robust predictor of treatment success. This unique book provides a systematic framework for negotiating ruptures and strains in the therapeutic alliance and transforming them into therapeutic breakthroughs. Cutting-edge developments in ......
Offering fresh and provocative insights on the practice of couple and family therapy, this unique volume shows how attachment theory can inform, enhance, and guide interventions for a wide range of relationship problems and clinical issues.
`This thought- provoking book should be required reading for all trainers, practitioners and supervisors. It examines the complex issues that arise when the clinician enters into a relationship with the client beyond the psychotherapeutic boundaries' - Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal A recent development in the profession ......
Dishion and Kavanagh (both of the Child and Family Center, U. of Oregon) present a model of adolescent behavior that is "ecological" in the sense that webs of influences are seen as determinants of behavior. After demonstrating the model, they describe how to use the model to make assessments, conce
Seminars by Professor Windy Dryden. See the man live and in action. To find out more and to book your place go to www.cityminds.com ________________________________________ `A remarkably useful book for the practitioners of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and other kinds of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Very clearly and intensively ......
