In Individual Therapy From a Family Systems Perspective, Dr. Florence W. Kaslow demonstrates her integrative approach to therapy. This approach combines techniques from relational-contextual, Bowenian, structural, and cognitive-behavioral therapies, among others, and focuses on the individual within the family context.
This immensely powerful and practical book is about utilising the power of expectation in working with clients. It is the author's contention that creating an environment where the client expects to change is the foundation of doing effective very brief therapy. His own private practice is one where he rarely sees clients more than one or two ......
Offers a comprehensive discussion of the spectrum of issues and arguments in the debate about evidence-based practice (EBP). This book presents a range of viewpoints on the role and nature of EBP and examines the evolution, politics, treatment approaches and implications of EBP in psychotherapy.
Talks about how to conduct Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with persons 65 years of age and older. This work reviews late life depression's presentation, health consequences, prevalence, interpersonal dynamics, clinical assessment, and treatment. It is useful for mental health professionals working with older adults.
What precipitates mental breakdown? How do people experience such extremes - and how do they see others' interpretations and interventions? Most important, how do people recover from these episodes and get their lives back? These are some of the questions addressed in this anthology of first-hand accounts of mental breakdown and recovery. Ten very ......
Demonstrates the author's approach to working with clients who are experiencing conflicts or distress because of mixed-race identity. This multiculturally sensitive approach seeks to strengthen or find a client's own voice and validate the client's experiences and ways of belonging in the world.
Demonstrates the author's approach to working with clients who are in the position of caretaker for their aging parents. Therapy with these clients is challenging, as it involves the family system, parental relationships, changing power dynamics between parents and children, and coping with cognitive and physical decline in loved ones.
Children with conduct disorders are often incapable of understanding their own behavior, making this therapy very difficult. By using games and stories, this work allows young clients to self-disclose through metaphoric stories and within the boundaries of game play.
Psychodrama is a unique and entertaining beginner's guide to this active form of group psychotherapy, in which individual life situations, fears, inhibitions and emotions are explored on stage in a safe, non-judgemental and stimulating environment.The authors, professional psychodramatists Zoran Djuric and Jasna Veljkovic, explain in user-friendly ......
