1st Edition
Overcoming Barriers to Progress in Psychotherapy A Clinician's Guide
By Brad Bowins
Copyright 2023
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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This accessible guide comprehensively addresses why psychotherapy of diverse forms often falters and provides effective strategies to succeed.
Psychotherapy on occasion does not progress as both the client and therapist would like it to, and affecting deep-lasting change can be difficult and elusive. By addressing the spectrum of reasons for this occurrence inclusive of client, therapist, and... Read more
SECTION 1: CLIENT INFLUENCES 1. MOTIVATION 2. EXPECTATIONS 3. PERSONALITY DISORDERS 4. REINFORCEMENT PARAMETERS 5. COMPLEXITY 6. RESISTANCE AND NONCOMPLIANCE 7. IMPAIRED STATES AND PROCESSES FOR MENTAL HEALTH 8. TRANSFERENCE SECTION 2: THERAPIST INFLUENCES 9. COUNTERTRANSFERENCE 10. EMOTIONAL FACTORS 11. PERSONALITY FACTORS 12. SKILL FACTORS SECTION 3: INTERACTIVE INFLUENCES 13. THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE 14. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CLIENT AND THERAPIST INFLUENCES 15. CONCLUDING WORD
Biography
Brad Bowins is a psychotherapist, psychiatrist, researcher, and founder of the Centre for Theoretical Research in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology.
