Critical Issues in Psychotherapy evaluates the theory and practice of new and existing models in psychotherapy. Each chapter, by a leading academic researcher, is followed by a commentary from a practitioner, thus bridging cutting-edge research, theory and practice. The authors translate scholarly findings into relevant therapeutic implications. ......
Counselling techniques that can help families regain control and causes of families breaking up are among the topics explored in this ethnographic account of therapeutic sessions. Two very different views of what a family is and how it becomes `out of control' emerge, resulting in vastly different therapeutic approaches. Gubrium compares two family counselling facilities - a community outpatient centre and a private family-focused psychiatric hospital - which have radically different concepts of the family. One setting examines a family's system including hidden structures, power relations, language and interaction as clues to the family's dysfunction. The other is concerned with affective relationships and deep emotions, hoping to use these bonds to connect members of troubled families.
`An important book that deserves reading by both trainees and experienced therapists of all approaches and models' - Counsellingbooks.com Skills in Transactional Analysis Counselling & Psychotherapy is a practical introduction to a uniquely comprehensive therapeutic approach, which combines theories of the mind, emotions, behaviour and bodily ......
The fundamental concern of psychotherapy is change. While practitioners are constantly greeted with new strategies, techniques, programs, and interventions, this volume argues that the full benefits of the therapeutic process cannot be realized without fundamental revision of the concept
Designed to be used alongside Treatment Strategies for Abused Adolescents therapist manual, this Activity Manual has been specifically designed for adolescents working in a therapeutic setting towards healing from early physical, sexual and/or emotional trauma. Introductions to each chapter sensitively address adolescents, and the trauma ......
Drawing on first-hand experience, the author s address critical issues of identification and assessment o f Munchausen by proxy syndrome, along with a long-term psych otherapy model designed for the successful treatment of ackn owledged perpetrators. '
The authors argue that regardless of a thera pist''s theoretical orientation, the basic human need for tou ch as an adjunct to talk is intrinsic to the healing process . '
Both traditional and innovative methods of evaluating health care interventions are explored in this volume. The major issues examined include design of qualitative research, randomized trials, surveys and analysis of large data sets. Specific examples relevant to practice are also provided.
Offering the latest information on crisis intervention and time-limited treatment strategies, this practical sourcebook will equip practitioners with the knowledge to respond and deal effectively with individuals in crisis. Each chapter presents state-of-the-art information about high-risk crisis intervention, and includes detailed case illustrations and brief treatment techniques. Based on the seven-stage intervention model, these guidelines thoroughly address the specifics of work with sexual assault survivors, adolescents who attempt suicide, family members in crisis, people with AIDS and their families, alcoholics, unemployed people, stalking victims, and disaster and terrorist survivors. The book concludes with explorations of handling crises on the telephone and hotline calls.
