Presents the nine leading systems of psychotherapy, the underlying rationale, approach to treatment, and the seminal theorists for each as well as methods for selecting an appropriate treatment method for any given client. This title presents nine major theories of psychotherapy and explains the interventions and applications of each.
Presents the nine leading systems of psychotherapy, the underlying rationale, approach to treatment, and the seminal theorists for each as well as methods for selecting an appropriate treatment method for any given client. This title presents nine major theories of psychotherapy and explains the interventions and applications of each.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
My desire to understand the human condition found a means through my undergraduate studies in psychology and philosophy. My desire to help others found a method while I was volunteering at a peer-counseling center at the same time. I still vividly remember saying to a fellow volunteer, "Wouldn't it be something if we applied psychology to helping people?" I have often wondered whether that question was motivated by ignorance or by a precocious grasp of the disconnect between the science and practice of psychology. Whatever the case, from that moment onward I knew I wanted to be a psychologist, and a psychotherapist in particular. I became a registered psychologist in 1987 and earned my doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 1989. I have practiced in psychiatric hospitals, community clinics, group homes, rehabilitation centers, and in private practice, and have served on the faculty at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, since 1997. When I began my training in psychotherapy, I thought that good therapy involved dispensing wisdom. Given that I was rather young, I assumed that I had time to fill as I waited to become older and thus wiser. So I decided to learn everything I could about ethics in order to stay out of trouble and in the profession while I gained the experience I needed. An ardent believer in "writing to learn," I wrote two books on ethics with my dear friend Ken Crook—Ethics for the Practice of Psychology in Canada (2004) and Ethics and Law for Teachers (2007)—as well as book chapters, articles, professional guidelines and standards, and conference presentations. I also continued to study, research, teach, and practice psychotherapy. To my great relief—having discovered firsthand that wisdom does not inevitably accrue with age—I learned that effective therapy is not about giving advice. I also learned that being ethical is not about receiving advice. Now I see my interests in ethics and psychotherapy as synergistic: An effective therapist is also an ethical one and vice versa. I cannot imagine a better career than psychotherapy—it is always interesting, often satisfying, and ultimately deeply rewarding. I take pride in aspiring to be a good therapist and in striving to inspire others to do likewise.
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Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Adopting a Theory Chapter 2: Psychodynamic Chapter 3: Behavioral Chapter 4: Existential Chapter 5: Person-Centered Chapter 6: Gestalt Chapter 7: Cognitive Chapter 8: Systemic Chapter 9: Feminist Chapter 10: Constructivist Chapter 11: Adapting Your Approach References Index About the Author
