Learning supportive psychotherapy: an illustrated guide
"The domain of supportive psychotherapy has expanded in recent years, reflecting changes in how psychotherapy is conducted and the role psychotherapy plays in caring for individuals facing difficult life experiences or living with diverse mental and physical disorders. This new, thoroughly revised and up-to-date edition of Learning Supportive Psychotherapy: An Illustrated Guide (first published as Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy) instructs beginning psychotherapists in the fundamentals…
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- Full title :Learning supportive psychotherapy : an illustrated guide / Arnold Winston, Richard N. Rosenthal, Henry Pinsker.
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"The domain of supportive psychotherapy has expanded in recent years, reflecting changes in how psychotherapy is conducted and the role psychotherapy plays in caring for individuals facing difficult life experiences or living with diverse mental and physical disorders. This new, thoroughly revised and up-to-date edition of Learning Supportive Psychotherapy: An Illustrated Guide (first published as Introduction to Supportive Psychotherapy) instructs beginning psychotherapists in the fundamentals of this treatment modality, which focuses on patients'overall health and well-being and their ability to adapt constructively to their life circumstances. The linchpin of supportive psychotherapy -- and, indeed, all psychotherapy -- is the establishment of a true therapeutic alliance. Accordingly, the authors provide readers with skills aimed at instilling trust and establishing a productive therapeutic relationship, including techniques for alliance building, enhancing ego functioning, and reducing and preventing anxiety. In addition, the authors explore the general framework of supportive psychotherapy, including indications, phases of treatment, initiation and termination of sessions, and professional boundaries; explain how to perform a thorough patient evaluation and case formulation; and describe the process of setting realistic goals with the patient"--
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- Publication Date:2020
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):American Psychiatric Association Publishing
- Place of Publication:Washington, DC
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
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- Description:1 recurs en línia (1 recurs en línia).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781615372874, 1615372873
- oclc:on1227421818
Table of Contents
Conté: The concept of supportive psychotherapy -- Principles and mode of action -- Assessment, case formulations & goal setting -- Techniques -- General framework -- The therapeutic relationship -- Crisis intervention -- Applicability to special populations -- Evaluating competence and outcome research
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