This text seeks to provide answers to the questions: can mainstream therapeutic orientations co-exist in harmony?; are the frictions between them serious or unimportant?; is integrationism a myth or a new orientation in the making?; and can therapy continue being a pluralistic field? The book demonstrates that 20th-century psychotherapy has been characterized by serious disagreement on views of human nature, treatment rationales and goals. The eight contributors focus on the diversity of their chosen methods of psychotherapy, and show why they cannot, for the most part, be integrated with other approaches. They identify the distinctive properties of their orientations, and discuss questions such as: why they came to found, adapt or choose the methodology they currently practise; what criticisms they consider valid; which other approaches they consider effective, misleading or dangerous; which approaches seem more promising or effective; why their approach is more effective or comprehensive, and suited to certain clients and problems; and research findings which suggest that no one approach is more valid than any other.
Developmental and Linguistic Approaches to Schizophrenia
This work demonstrates the central role that language and communication play in the diagnosis of the mentally ill. The essays explore issues of communication and speech in schizophrenic patients, such as how language and speech connect to schizophrenia, how speech and language therapy can help the schizophrenic patient, and the links between ......
This guide clarifies why personal and professional development is important for therapists. It describes how therapists can identify and fill gaps in their training; encourages therapists to expand their skills into new areas; assesses the range, value and availability of training courses; shows how to prepare for the accreditation process; and stresses how important it is for therapists to keep up-to-date with issues such as ethics and law, and to address their own attitudes to race, culture, gender and age.
J.L. Moreno, the founder of sociodrama and sociometry, is best known for ths impact he had on group psychotherapy, out of which he created psychodrama. This is now one of the most important and popular "creative" therapies, and is widely practised througout the world. The concept of "role" was central to Moreno's theory and throughout his life he played many himself. The authors describe a man who was, among other things, a psychiatrist, dramatist, theologian, inventor and educator, and who made significant contributions in all of these areas in addition to his major influence on social science and group psychotherapy.
Experts in the field offer balanced, carefully considered advice on approaches therapists can use when patients report they have experienced ritual abuse. These qualified clinicians explain and demonstrate their techniques and offer caveats against accepting a patient's recollections at face value.
The book provides new and experienced clinicians with generic models for the development of efficient and effective interactive groups able to deliver a wide variety of treatment options. It offers a comprehensive examination of the potential of group psychotherapy and an appreciation of time management in its utilization.
Presents a comprehensive overview of the family therapy field. This book covers such topics as psychoanalytic family therapies, psychoeducation, and internal family systems therapy, as well as cogent discussions on such issues as the social construction of gender and the historical foundations that influence the field.
Forensic Psychiatry has expanded exponentially in the last twenty years with a dramatic increase in forensic psychiatry posts and medium secure unit beds. More recently there has been increased concern with the treatment and management of mentally ill offenders which has led to more interest in understanding. Treatment is seen by many people to ......
