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Counseling and Psychotherapy An Integrated, Individual Psychology Approach

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ISBN-10: 0023296712

ISBN-13: 9780023296710

Edition: 3rd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Don Dinkmeyer, Len Sperry

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Core text for a course in Adlerian Psychotherapy. Could also be used in a basic counseling and psychotherapies theories course where the instructor takes an Adlerian perspective. This highly useable text gives students a very concrete approach to therapy. It offers a wide breadth of topics and provides contemporary issues coverage, along with specific techniques. Three new chapters, and expanded coverage of former topics, make this new edition ideal for those who are looking for a specific, up-to-date text in counseling theory and techniques.
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Book details

List price: $71.20
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/27/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 313
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Theory
Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Overview
A Brief Biography
Adler's Legacy
Rudolf Dreikurs
Adler, A Man Ahead of His Time
From Autocracy to Democracy
Current Status
References
Adlerian Psychotherapy and Other Psychotherapy Systems: Integrative Themes
Therapeutic Focus
Psychodynamic Perspectives
Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives
Systems Perspectives
Experiential Perspectives
Therapeutic Relationship
Psychodynamic Perspectives
Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives
Systems Perspectives
Experiential Perspectives
Therapeutic Change
Psychodynamic Perspective
Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective
Experiential Perspective
Systemic Perspective
Concluding Comments
References
Personality Development
Influences on the Developing Personality
Genetic Factors
Constitutional Factors
Cultural Factors
Prenatal and Perinatal Factors
Family Influence
Early Experiences
Impasses
The Lifestyle
The Private Logic
The Life Plan
The Fictional Goal
Development of the Lifestyle
Lifestyle and Counseling
References
Psychopathology
Adlerian Views of Psychopathology
The Basic Theory
Developments in the Theory
Classification Systems: Adlerian and DSM-IV
Integrating the Five Axis System into an Adlerian Case Formulation
Common Manifestations of Psychopathology
Anxiety Disorders
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression)
Schizophrenia
Depressive Disorders
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Addictive Disorder: Alcohol, Drugs, and Sex
Borderline Personality Disorder
References
Skills and Strategies
Analysis and Assessment
Principles of Adlerian Counseling
Socioteleological Orientation
People Are Creative, Decision-Making Beings
The Goals of Adlerian Counseling
Establishing an Empathic Relationship
Understanding Beliefs and Feelings, Motives and Goals
Deveoping Insight into Mistaken Goals and Self-Defeating Behaviors
Seeing Alternatives and Making New Choices
Getting Started
The Effective Helping Relationship
Motives and Expectations
Ingredients
The Helper's Perceptual Organization
The Adlerian Counselor
Characteristics
References
Psychotherapeutic Interventions
The Relationship
Mutual Trust and Respect
Attending Behavior and Attentive Listening
Goal Alignment
Reflection of Feelings and Empathic Understanding
Productive Use of Silence
Nonverbal Communication
Tentative Hypotheses and Encouragement
Disturbances That May Interfere with the Relationship
Analysis and Assessment
Paraphrasing
Priorities and Lifestyle Scale Themes
Pinpointing the Priority
BASIS-A
Dealing Effectively with Priorities and Lifestyle Themes
Interpretation
"The Question"
Formulation of the Lifestyle
Analysis of the Family Constellation
Interpretation of Early Recollections
Identification of the Basic Mistakes
Integration and Summary
Insight
Method of Presentation
Goals
Results
Reorientation
Establishing Realistic Goals
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Seeing New and More Functional Alternatives
Specific Strategies
References
Psychoeducation and Psychoeductional Interventions
The Psychoeducational Model
What Is Psychoeducation?
Working with Families
Adler's Work with Families
Rationale for Parent Education
Basic Adlerian Theory for Parent Education
The Four Goals of Misbehavior
Books for Parent Groups
Parent C-Groups
Starting Groups
Group-Leadership Skills
Group Stages
Additional Psychoeducation Materials
Psychoeducation in the Treatment of Couples
The Relationship between PE and Marital Therapy
The Effectiveness of PE with Couples
Critiques of PE
References
Applications
Children and Adolescents
Counseling Young Children
Counseling Older Children
Establishing a Relationship with Children
Confrontation in Counseling
Adlerian Techniques Adapted to Children
Paradoxical Intention
Acting as If
Counseling Adolescents
Life Tasks
Symptom Bearers and Identified Patients
Drug Use
Sexual Behaviors
School-Related Problems
The Adolescent's Parents
Counseling College Students
Influencing Children and Adolescents through Teachers
Common Mistaken Assumptions about Human Behavior
Applicable Adlerian Principles
Rules for Successful Teacher-Student Relationships
Consulting with the Individual Teacher
Systematic Procedure for Collecting Data
Anecdotes
Exploring Beliefs
Tuning in to Feelings
Finding Alternatives
Recommendations for Changes in the Classroom
Working with Teachers in Groups
Rationale
Organization of the Group
Content
The Teacher Group in Action
Summary
References
Counseling and Psychotherapy with the Elderly
The Challenge of Counseling the Elderly
Social Interest, Community Feeling, and the Elderly
Therapeutic Issues Unique to the Elderly: The Life Tasks
Counseling and Consulting with the Elderly
Relationship
Assessment
Reorientation
Specific Techniques
Geriatric Psychotherapy
Concluding Comments
Recommended Readings
References
Health Counseling
Issues in Health Counseling
An Adlerian Approach to Health Counseling
Relationship
Reorientation
The Practice of Health Counseling
References
Group Counseling and Therapy
History
The Nature of the Group Process
Group Interaction
Interpersonal Learning
Progress in the Group
The Social Climate of Therapeutic Groups
Conceptual Foundations of Therapeutic Groups
Therapeutic Forces of the Group Setting
Acceptance
Altruism
Transference
Spectator Therapy
Universalization
Feedback
Ventilation
Reality Testing
Interaction
Group Cohesiveness
The Role of the Group Leader
Group Leadership Competencies
Structuring the Group and Communicating Its Purpose
Using Interaction Exercises
Universalizing
Dealing with the Here-and-Now Interaction
Linking
Confronting
Blocking
Encouraging and Focusing on Assets and Positive Feedback
Facilitating Participation by Confronting Nonverbal Clues
Facilitating I-Messages
Paraphrasing and Clarifying to Stimulate Reality Testing
Offering Feedback
Formulating Tentative Hypotheses
Setting Tasks and Getting Commitment
Capping and Summarizing
Group Methods
Lifestyle Groups
Action Therapy
Basic Concepts and Tactics
Techniques
Encouragement Labs
Becoming a Positive, Encouraging Person
Social Therapy
Teleoanalysis: Understanding Self, Others, and the Purposes of Behavior
References
Brief Therapy and Managed Care
Managed Care and Brief Therapy
Chapter Overview
Long-Term Psychotherapy, Brief Therapy, and Planned Short-Term Psychotherapy
The Psychodynamic Orientation to Brief Therapy
The Cognitive-Behavioral Orientation to Brief Therapy
Weiss and Jacobson's Brief Behavioral Marital Therapy
The Systems Orientation
Brief Family Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy
Experiential Orientation to Brief Therapy
Budman Brief Interpersonal-Developmental-Experiential Therapy
The Adlerian Approach to Brief Therapy
Comparative Analysis of Nine Brief Therapy Approaches
Summary
References
Family Therapy
Adlerian Family Therapy and Adlerian Family Counseling
Integrative Concepts in Family Therapy
Goals of Adlerian Family Therapy
The Process of Adlerian Family Therapy
Stages of Family Therapy
Establishing the Relationship
Understanding the Family: Assessment
Reeducation and Reorientation
Techniques in Adlerian Family Therapy
Confrontation of the Private Logic and Beliefs
Paradoxical Intention
Role Reversal
Resistance and Goal Alignment
Setting Tasks and Getting Commitment
Summarizing
Resistance
The Role of Absent Members
Multiple Therapy
Psychoeducational Interventions
References
Marital and Couples Therapy
The Intimate Relationship as a System
Couples Therapy
Attraction and Priorities: Choice of Partners
Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship
Understanding the Couple
Reorientation and Reeducation
Meshing the Lifestyles
Mini-Lifestyles
Resolving Conflict in Intimate Relationships
Multiple Therapy
Technical Questions
Separation
Individual and Family Therapy
The Absent Partner
Children
Other Parties
Frequency and Length of Therapy
Marital History
Sexual Problems
Divorce and Divorce Mediation
Additional Strategies in Couples Therapy
The Marriage Conference
Psychoeducational Interventions
Psychodrama
Couples Group Therapy
Homework
Paradoxical Intention
Reframing
References
Guide for Initial Interviews and Assessments
Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy Competencies
The Lifestyle Scale
Author Index
Subject Index