1st Edition

The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy

Edited By Chris Mace Copyright 1995
236 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

While professional trainings in psychotherapy and counselling vary considerably in the attention they pay to assessment, courses, conferences and workshops devoted to the subject are attracting an audience eager for more demonstration and discussion. In response, The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy offers an extended symposium on principles and practice. Guided by a belief that... Read more

1 Why assess? 2 How I assess for psychoanalytic psychotherapy 3 How I assess for in-patient psychotherapy 4 How I assess for family therapy 5 How I assess for group psychotherapy 6 How I assess for psychodrame groups, or, ‘Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?’ 7 How we assess for short-term cognitive behaviour therapy 8 How I assess in couple therapy 9 How I assess for focal therapy 10 Psychodynamic formulation in assessment for psychoanalytic psychotherapy 11 What is the point of a formulation? 12 Building a cognitive model of psychotherapy assessment 13 When are questionnaires helpful?

Biography

Chris Mace, as Consultant Psychotherapist to South Warwickshire Mental Health Services Trust, heads an NHS community psychotherapy service offering a range of analytic and non-analytic psychotherapies. As Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapy at Warwick University, he contributes to training courses for psychotherapists, counsellors and psychiatrists. He has written on a range of clinical topics, research and the history of psychotherapy.