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Beyond Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

Fostering the Eight Sources of Change in Child and Adolescent Treatment

By George W. Rosenfeld

Published October 13th 2008 by Routledge – 284 pages

Series: Counseling and Psychotherapy: Investigating Practice from Scientific, Historical, and Cultural Perspectives

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Description

Beyond Evidence-Based Psychotherapy teaches students through a common factors point-of-view, combining research, case studies, multiple treatment orientations, and a perspective that describes the personal growth of a clinician’s career. It differs from previous texts in that it presents the recent research on psychotherapy in a format that is understandable, memorable, and relevant to student concerns, while integrating research and clinical experience to pragmatically guide clinical decisions. This book provides students of child and adolescent psychotherapy that are pursuing degrees in psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work, and marriage and family counseling with an insight into the practice of a child psychologist with 40,000 hours of experience working with thousands of clients and families.

In the first part of the book, Rosenfeld presents 8 common factors of change in working with children and adolescents. The second part brings the reader through a "day in the life" of the author as he visits with a series of clients in various stages of treatment, bringing the material discussed in part one to life.

Contents

What Are Reasonable Expectations for Psychotherapy? The 8 Sources of Change in Psychotherapy. The Therapist’s Contribution to Treatment. Using the Therapeutic Relationship as a Treatment Tool. How Can I Keep Clients in Treatment so They Can Benefit? Managing Treatment. Engaging Clients Through Seeking Greater Happiness. Has Being a Therapist Been a Good Career Choice? We Are Like Chefs Who Never Eat Out: A Typical Day. Seven and Eleven Week Follow-up.

Author Bio

Dr. Rosenfeld received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota where he majored in Clinical Psychology and Child Development at the Institute of Child Development. He has been a full-time clinician at the Sutter Counseling Center in Sacramento, California since 1974, providing in-patient and out-patient assessments and treatment, community education and consultation. He was an Assistant Professor at the Professional School of Psychology for twelve years where he supervised doctoral dissertations and taught Case Consultation, Psychotherapy of Children and Adolescents and one of the first classes in the United States devoted solely to The Treatment of Abuse. He was a clinical supervisor at the Behavioral Medicine Resident Clinic at University of California Medical School, Davis, and has consulted at Group Homes and supervised psychotherapy interns for thirty years.

Name: Beyond Evidence-Based Psychotherapy: Fostering the Eight Sources of Change in Child and Adolescent Treatment (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: By George W. Rosenfeld. Beyond Evidence-Based Psychotherapy teaches students through a common factors point-of-view, combining research, case studies, multiple treatment orientations, and a perspective that describes the personal growth of a clinician’s career. It...
Categories: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Marriage & Family Counseling, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Clinical Psychology