This book examines the history, theory, practice, and empirical
evidence for constructive psychotherapy. Human beings exist within a
context that is constructed by our language, worldview, and the
stories we tell. Alone and in concert with one another, we construct
meaningful understandings of the world. Because the invented nature of
our reality is so often forgotten or overlooked, we can easily find
ourselves trapped in prisons of our own making. Constructive theories
are therefore useful to psychotherapists, who work with clients at the
intersection between constructed meaning and experiential reality.
Constructive therapies enable therapists to disrupt and reinterpret
the meanings clients assign to their experience, and then initiate
reconstruction processes that can open clients up to new
possibilities. Chapters in this volume describe the history and theory
of constructivism and constructive psychotherapy, examine the key
therapeutic aims and techniques of constructive therapy, provide a
nuts-and-bolts description of the therapy process, and summarize the
empirical evidence for the effectiveness of this therapy.
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ISBN
9781433839962
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
American Psychological Association
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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