`This book will be of interest to anyone who has ever carried out therapy. Sooner or later all therapists will encounter setbacks, ranging from attempted suicide by a client, to pre-mature termination by a cross and disappointed client... Leiper's book is an intelligent discussion of the types of problems that may be faced, and a sensible set of ......
Will help therapists overcome obstacles and setbacks in the successful development and maintenance of the therapeutic relationship. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches, the authors present a framework for understanding problems that arise and offer guidance for working through them. Paperback ISBN 0761953159.
This volume features case presentations by practitioners of couple and family therapy, bringing to life the full spectrum of contemporary approaches in the field. The cases have been selected to illuminate the process and goals of each approach.
In this work, Hubert J.M. Hermans and Els Hermans-Jansen elaborate a model of the clinical use of self-narratives - the stories people use to construct meaning out the events in their lives - in counseling and psychotherapy. It is based on extensive case studies.
Integrating the Spiritual Dimension into Therapeutic Practice
This detailed study of the interface between psychotherapy and spirituality introduces professionally trained psychotherapists and mental health specialists to the subject of spirituality and the influence it may have in a therapeutic context. The majority of psychotherapists receive no formal training in the psychology of religion and many ......
26 Tools and an Assortment of Implements for the Busy Therapist
`A must for the novice therapist and certainly a tome for the experienced practitioner who is 'stuck'. We all need a fresh idea from time to time and "the therapists toolbox" is IT! Definitely one for the briefcase rather than the bookshelf' - Counsellingbooks.com `The Therapist's Toolbox is sure to be welcomed by any busy therapist or ......
Provides the knowledge and skills that mental health professionals need for work with clients with disabilities. Contains clinical examples and observations, also discusses teaching, training and research.
Since the work of Carl Rogers there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of the quality of attention and the sense of relatedness in therapeutic change. Sensitivity to these aspects is deepened in meditational practices, which put one in touch with the emergent self. This book considers how relationships and change can be facilitated by very subtle attention to qualities and flows within the therapeutic process. The closer we can reach into the experience of the other, the more this person may feel understood and attended to. Rosalind Pearmain brings together insights from Buddhism, Taoism and yoga with those from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and consciousness studies to provide a synthesis.
