Stanley L. Brodsky demonstrates how therapists can tailor their interventions to avoid impasses, build a firm alliance with the coerced and reluctant client, and help him or her develop more productive behaviors. Through the use of case material, the author demonstrates that interacting creatively with reluctant clients can lead to significant breakthroughs.

The provocative ideas in this book will be welcomed by therapists and counselors who work with offenders, probationers, involuntarily committed patients and, more broadly, other clients who fail to make progress.
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Therapists can learn methods for transforming impasses into breakthroughs by tailoring interventions and forging strong alliances with even the most reluctant clients. Multifaceted case examples show practical ways to work with offenders, probationers, and others encountering persistent obstacles, fostering significant behavioral change.
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Introduction

I. Treating the Clients Nobody Wants

  1. Coerced and Reluctant Clients
  2. Reluctant and Coerced Therapists

II. Not Asking Questions

  1. Don't Ask Questions: General Principles
  2. Don't Ask Questions: Why They Don't Work With Coerced Clients
  3. Don't Ask Why
  4. Clients Asking Questions

III. Therapeutic Frames of Reference

  1. Objective Self-Awareness
  2. Clients' Personal Constructs and Repertoire
  3. Additional Approaches to Therapy

IV. Working With Client Hostility, Scorn, and Avoidance

  1. Hostility and Scorn
  2. Avoidance
  3. Illustrative Cases

V. Conclusion

  1. Final Observations

References

Index

About the Author

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781433808708
Publisert
2010-11-15
Utgiver
American Psychological Association
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
233

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Stanley L. Brodsky is a professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama, where he coordinates the psychology-law PhD concentration. His work specializes in the application of psychological knowledge to offenders, law, and legal issues. In 2 he was the recipient of the Distinguished Contributions to Psychology amp amp Law Award of the American Psychology-Law Society.