This book provides a description of the change processes that occur in psychotherapy when it is viewed from a personal construct perspective. This perspective assumes both therapist and client to be active construers, making sense of themselves and one another. The ideas about people in general, which are basic to the constructivist approach, are introduced and followed by those which are specifically about psychotherapy. The construing of therapists and clients about themselves and psychotherapy is explored. Then the central role of reconstruing is considered. The reconstructive process is dealt with in some depth, including the goals of personal construct therapy, the process of reconstruing and the sharing of it between therapist and client. The main strategies of individual and group personal construct therapy are described, together with the self-monitoring that is involved in becoming an effective therapist using these ideas.

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This book provides a description of the change processes that occur in psychotherapy when it is viewed from a personal construct perspective. The reconstructive process is dealt with in some depth, including the goals of personal construct therapy, the process of reconstruing and the sharing of it between therapist and client.

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Learning a New Therapy The Need for Personal Construct Therapy Some Important Constructivist Ideas Constructivist Ideas about People Constructivist Ideas about Therapy Construing and Reconstruing The Therapist as Construer The Client as Construer Reconstruction in Personal Construct Therapy The Reconstructive Processes of Therapy The Goals of Personal Construct Therapy The Retelling of Stories in Personal Construct Therapy Story Retelling Shared by Client and Therapist Strategies for Personal Construct Therapy Some Therapeutic Strategies for Individuals Some Therapeutic Strategies for Groups Reflections Being an Effective Personal Construct Therapist Appendix A: Three Accounts of Personal Contruct Therapy Readings Glossary Author Index Subject Index
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This series contains original works that reflect recent developments and trends in the continued growth of clinical psychological knowledge.

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ISBN
9781567502299
Publisert
1996-01-01
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
248

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