1st Edition
Why Therapists Choose to Become Therapists A Practice-Based Enquiry
By Sofie Bager-Charleson
Copyright 2010
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Almost two decades ago, the psychoanalyst Sussman concluded that the therapist's motivation for practicing was a neglected area. Is this maybe a question best left alone?
This book revisits the question. The authors support Sussman's rationale for raising the issue in the first place and wonder if much has changed since he referred to it as a 'neglected' area twenty years ago?
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Introduction , The way we “story” our experiences , Why do therapists choose to be therapists? , Reflective practice , Sofie’s story: growing up with mental illness in the family , Sheila’s story: how meanings emerge between people , Francesca’s story: working with the givens of life , Sherna’s story: cults, culture, and context , Susan’s story: working with the beyond , Pam’s story. Design or destiny: what brings us to therapy and the place of the self and possible self-disclosure in the therapeutic alliance , Concluding reflection
Biography
Sofie Bager-Charleson
