Process of Counseling and Therapy

Name: Process of Counseling and Therapy
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ISBN: 9780137206575

ISBN-10: 0137206577

ISBN-13: 9780137206575

Edition: 3rd 1993

Authors: Janet Moursund

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Book details

List price: $36.60
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/21/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Preface



First Things First


Therapy Then and Now


The Therapy Depot


Evaluating Outcomes


Theory, Assumptions, Values



Foundation Skills


Listening


Minimal Encouragers


Paraphrasing


Perception Checks


Summaries


I-Statements


Problem Solving


Goal Setting


Using Questions


Feedback


Advice


Dealing with Feelings


Timing


Therapist Feelings


Sharing Your Feelings



The Initial Interview


Preparation


Getting Started


Centering


Following the Client's Lead


Being Yourself


Gathering Information


Diagnosis and Assessment


Answers


Will You Continue?


How Will You Work Together?


How Often, How Long, How Much?


Ending the Session



The Early Phase


Rapport


The Therapist As Teacher


How to Talk


A Common Vocabulary


Skill Building


How To Be a Client


Contracting for Change


What Is a Therapeutic Contract?


Phases of the Contracting Process


The SAFE Contract


Building a Contract


A Few Last Words about Contracts


Limits


Conclusions



The Middle Phase


The Relationship As a Change Agent


Emotional Work


Emotion and Discomfort


Permission and Protection


To Touch or Not to Touch


Plunging into the Process


Agreement and Disagreement


Silence


Resistance


Getting Unstuck


Timing


Closing a Session


Middle-Phase Retrospective



The Final Phase


Planning for Termination


When to Terminate


The Work of the Final Phase


Repeating Old Themes


Hanging On


Feeling Reactions to Termination


Sadness


Anger


Fear


Guilt


Pleasant Affect


Therapist Feelings


Unplanned Terminations


The "No-Show"


The "Abrupt Stopper"


Therapist-Initiated Terminations


And, to Terminate This Chapter ...



The Client in Crisis


Basic Principles


First Steps with a Client in Crisis


Gathering Information


Resources


Confidentiality


The Crisis Contract


Moving In


Cognitive Work


Affective Work


Some Guidelines


Suicide


Recognizing the Suicidal Client


Assessment of Suicide Danger


The Meaning of Suicide


What to Do


Conclusions



Groups and Group Therapy


Curative Elements of the Group


Imparting Information


Socializing Techniques


Instilling Hope


Universality


Altruism


Cohesiveness


Transference


Imitation


Catharsis


Building and Maintaining the Group


Initial Information


Setting the Stage


Therapeutic Guidelines


Noticing Process


Interventions


Confrontations


Problems


Air Time


Monopolizing


Rescuers and Victims


Disrupting and Scapegoating


A Few Last Thoughts



Couple Therapy


The First Steps


Assessment and History Taking


Treatment Planning


The Art of Couple Therapy


General Guidelines


Problem Solving


Identifying the Problem


Finding Antecedents


Vulnerability


Common Patterns


Blaming and Complaining


Hurting Each Other


Double Binding


Fusion


Responsibility


Some Special Situations


Sexual Dysfunction


Gay and Lesbian Couples


The Extramarital Affair


Separation Therapy


A Final Word



Dealing with Diversity


Therapist Assumptions


Client Needs


General Guidelines


Explaining Your Role


Referral


Getting Started


Specific Cultural Groups


African Americans


Hispanics


Asians


Gay and Lesbian Clients


The Elderly


Religion


In Conclusion



Care and Feeding of Therapists


Professionalism


The Setting


The Exchange


The Attitude of a Professional


Legal and Ethical Issues


Responsibilities to the Client


Confidentiality


Extra-Therapeutic Relationships


Therapist Self-Care


Physical Well-Being


Emotional Well-Being


Special Concerns


Growth and Development


References


Index