Gestalt Therapy A Guide to Contemporary Practice

Name: Gestalt Therapy A Guide to Contemporary Practice
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ISBN: 9780826104540

ISBN-10: 0826104541

ISBN-13: 9780826104540

Edition: 2010

Authors: Philip Brownell

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This book is a practical, professional reference on the practice of Gestalt Therapy (GT) by Philip Brownell, a leading practitioner and scholar in the field. The book covers the philosophical basics of GT and contrasts it with various types of psychotherapeutic approaches. The book also provides guidelines on how to apply GT principles to therapeutic practice with clients. Lastly, the authors cover training on a post-graduate level, certification, and continuing education issues relevant for the practicing therapist. Key features: Explains Martin Buber's use of "dialogue" in gestalt therapy and how to practice in a dialogical manner Compares and contrasts the features of a gestalt system of…

Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Orientation



What Is Psychotherapy?


The Talking Cure


Factors Common to Diverse Forms of Psychotherapy


Does Psychotherapy "Work"?


Conclusion



What is Gestalt Psychotherapy?


Background


Theoretical Overview


Conclusion



The Growth of Gestalt Therapy


The First Cycle: Originators and Their Trainees


Second Cycle: Trends in Gestalt Therapy's Development


Conclusion



How to Do Gestalt Therapy



Deal with Personal Experience


Awareness and Consciousness


Intentionality


Phenomenological Method in Psychotherapy


Conclusion



Work the Therapeutic Relationship


Alterity


Contact


Dialogue


Relationship


Conclusion



Use the Context of Life


The Concept of Field


The Hermeneutics of Field


Field-Relative Perspectives


Field-Theoretical Psychotherapeutic Strategies


Conclusion



Move to Action


Behavior, Enactment, and Experience


Action as Discourse


Experiment


Experimental Options


Conclusion



Practice a Unified Approach


The Unity of Praxis


The Concept of a Unified Approach


Common Factors


Conclusion



Specific Clinical Issues



Assessment in Gestalt Therapy


Preliminary Considerations


Assessment as Diagnosis


Assessment as Psychological Testing


Assessment as Gestalt Therapy "Analysis"


Assessment as Therapeutic Process


A Suggested Method of Assessment and Diagnosis


Conclusion



Treatment Planning and Case Management in Gestalt Therapy


Treatment Planning


Case Management


Conclusion



Training and Certification



Training, Certification, and Professional Development in Gestalt Therapy


Training


Certification


Continuing Education


Gestalt Training Organizations


Professional Affiliations and Gestalt Communities


Conclusion


Epilogue


Index