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Psychodynamic therapy techniques : a guide to expressive and supportive interventions / Brian A. Sharpless.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]Description: x, 267 pages illustrations 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190676278
  • 0190676272
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.8914 23
LOC classification:
  • RC489.P72
Other classification:
  • Vlbd
Contents:
Do we REALLY need psychodynamic psychotherapy? -- Goals of psychodynamic psychotherapy -- The psychodynamic "stance" -- The supportive-expressive continuum -- Characteristics of "good" psychodynamic interventions -- How to assess the impacts of interventions -- Foundational techniques part I -- Foundational techniques part II -- The process of questioning -- The process of clarification -- The process of confrontation -- The process of interpretation -- Supportive therapy techniques part I -- Supportive therapy techniques part II -- Repairing ruptures in the therapeutic alliance.
Summary: "Therapists help their patients improve through a combination of words and a therapeutic relationship. To do this effectively, practitioners need to know not only what to intervene on (i.e., how to identify and understand clinical problems) but also how to intervene (viz., what techniques to use). This readable and engaging book teaches therapists how to develop and use the many techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy, one of the most popular clinical approaches. Along with providing step-by-step instructions for techniques, it also describes the characteristics of 'good' interventions and provides tips for assessing their effectiveness. The relevant scientific literatures are also summarized"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Do we REALLY need psychodynamic psychotherapy? -- Goals of psychodynamic psychotherapy -- The psychodynamic "stance" -- The supportive-expressive continuum -- Characteristics of "good" psychodynamic interventions -- How to assess the impacts of interventions -- Foundational techniques part I -- Foundational techniques part II -- The process of questioning -- The process of clarification -- The process of confrontation -- The process of interpretation -- Supportive therapy techniques part I -- Supportive therapy techniques part II -- Repairing ruptures in the therapeutic alliance.

"Therapists help their patients improve through a combination of words and a therapeutic relationship. To do this effectively, practitioners need to know not only what to intervene on (i.e., how to identify and understand clinical problems) but also how to intervene (viz., what techniques to use). This readable and engaging book teaches therapists how to develop and use the many techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy, one of the most popular clinical approaches. Along with providing step-by-step instructions for techniques, it also describes the characteristics of 'good' interventions and provides tips for assessing their effectiveness. The relevant scientific literatures are also summarized"-- Provided by publisher.

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