Book by Duncan, Barry L., Rock, Joseph W.

Overcoming Relationship Impasses

Self-Help

Duncan, Barry L.

Rock, Joseph W.

Relationships

Da Capo Press

While "psychotherapy" has been busily dividing into hundreds of different models, research shows that it doesn't really matter which approach you use. Yet there are some factors, across models, that do matter. The authors want readers to shake their allegiance to masters and models and focus on the basics of relationship, hope, and a plan for the future. Theirs is a simple but effective approach.

Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice (Norton Professional Books (Paperback))

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Miller Ph.D., Scott D.

Hubble, Mark A.

Mental Health

W.W.Norton&Company

This book, a companion to the authors' Escape from Babel, describes therapy with a number of patients who had defeated numerous clinicians and become "veterans" of the system. Using a flexible approach that emphasizes relationship, hope, and a plan for the future, the authors turn these cases around, setting the clients on a path of independence and health.

Psychotherapy with "Impossible" Cases: The Efficient Treatment of Therapy Veterans

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Basic Books

All therapists at some time or other are confronted with cases that do not fit the assumptions of their chosen theoretical model--clients who should get better do not, while others improve for reasons the model does not explain. One lesson that can (and should) be drawn from such cases is that the client's perception of the therapist's behavior and of the intervention process is a powerful factor in therapeutic success or failure. These relationship factors account for a significant proportion of change in psychotherapy, yet little has been written about how to utilize them. Filling a gap in the literature, this book presents a pragmatic application of these simple but difficult experiential lessons to the practice of individual, couple, and family therapy. When should a therapist shift gears? And how is it done? CHANGING THE RULES presents a flexible methodology for practice that encourages clinicians to utilize their clients' interpretations in constructing more effective interventions. Providing a developmental and empirical context for the approach, the book covers the initial interview and the selection, design, and delivery of interventions, as well as issues such as ethics and gender bias. Several case examples and two full-length studies demonstrate each stage of the therapeutic process, fully illustrating the approach and enabling the creative therapist to replicate it in practice. Proposing a coherent framework for practice that empowers relationship effects, enhances therapist flexibility, and expands the repertoire of intervention strategies for working with individuals, couples, and families, this volume is an invaluable resource for clinicians, academicians, and students regardless of theoretical orientation.

Changing the Rules: A Client-Directed Approach to Therapy

Solovey, Andrew D.

Rusk, Gregory S.

Psychology & Counseling

The Guilford Press

Most of us became therapists because we wanted to be helpful to other human beings, and most of us carry an inextinguishable passion to become better at it. But how do we get better? The truth is that although we are painfully aware that some clients clearly don't benefit while others inexplicably end therapy, we don't know how effective we really are or what we can do to improve our outcomes. Despite our hard work and good intentions, unfruitful encounters with clients combined with the confusing cacophony of "latest" developments can weigh on us, steer us into ruts, and make us forget why we became therapists to begin with. How can we remember our original aspirations, continue to develop as therapists, and achieve better results, more often, with a wider variety of clients? In short: how can you become a better therapist? On Becoming a Better Therapist answers these questions and more. Barry Duncan pragmatically applies the common factors of change as well as the powerful benefits of client feedback described in the The Heart and Soul of Change to demonstrate how to be even better at what you do best and, at the same time, expand your effectiveness with clients who may not respond to your usual efforts. In the first book to detail the clinical nuances of using feedback to improve outcomes, Duncan presents a simple, five-step method of integrating outcome management with therapists' long-term professional development. With lively case examples unfailing good humor, and a deep affection for therapy and therapists, Duncan's book is essential reading for anyone who seeks to rediscover purpose in their work and become a better therapist. Feedback pioneer Michael Lambert says, "The possibility and novelty of Duncan's ideas makes this an important and provocative contribution to the field."

On Becoming a Better Therapist

Amer Psychological Association

Women are bored with playing by the "Rules." They wish they could send men back to Mars and women are ready for a book that validates their frustrations. Let's Face It . . . explains why some women run to problematic men, provides tips on how to gain support and self-esteem, and reveals how specific actions can break destructive relationship patterns.

Let's Face It, Men Are $$#% $: What Women Can Do About It

This book draws on the authors' decades of research and extensive hands-on experience to present proven strategies for resolving school problems. Incorporating the latest findings on psychotherapy outcomes, the authors provide a practical blueprint for collaborative, client-directed brief intervention that empowers students, parents and teachers to make and maintain positive changes. Extensive case examples guide readers through the interview and intervention process and clearly illustrate the authors' efficient, innovative, and flexible approach.

Brief Intervention for School Problems: Collaborating for Practical Solutions

Murphy, John J.

Every interaction with a young person who is struggling is an opportunity for change. This highly practical guide helps school practitioners find effective solutions to academic and behavioral problems through brief counseling. It shows how to build on the ideas and resources that students, parents, and teachers bring to the intervention process, within an innovative, research-supported, time-limited framework. Extensive case material illustrates the authors' creative approach to building solutions and "busting problems" by putting clients in the driver's seat. Filled with real-world examples from both elementary and secondary settings, the book presents creative strategies for addressing disciplinary problems, poor academic performance, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and other common difficulties.

Brief Intervention for School Problems: Outcome-Informed Strategies (The Guilford School Practitioner Series)

Los profesionales se encuentran a menudo con clientes que se resisten incluso a las más sofisticadas técnicas terapéuticas. No faltan teorías explicativas de su conducta, pero lo cierto es que ninguna sirve para aliviar sus dolencias. El tratamiento de estos sujetos se encuentra siempre en punto muerto. Y estos casos, que provocan una mezcla de compasión y exasperación, frecuentemente conducen a la creencia de que existen pacientes simplemente "imposibles". Intrigados y cansados de estar siempre buscando nuevas técnicas, los autores de este libro se embarcan en la aventura de descubrir cómo aparece esta "imposibilidad" y cómo se puede cambiar su dinámica. Afirman que es posible conseguir el éxito incluso con los casos más difíciles, siempre y cuando la terapia se acomode al marco de referencia del cliente y se respete su teoría del cambio. También proporcionan numerosos ejemplos clínicos y varios casos transcritos en su totalidad, entre ellos un trastorno de identidad disociativa, un trastorno delirante y un trastorno de personalidad límite. Los diálogos de las sesiones, junto a los comentarios explicativos de los autores, permiten al lector experimentar el placer y la inspiración que encontraron los pacientes al superar sus respectivos problemas.

Psicoterapia con casos «imposibles»: Tratamientos efectivos para pacientes veteranos de la terapia (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Paidós

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