CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY by Gabriele Chiari, Maria Laura Nuzzo ( 9781135239909 )

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Title:

CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY
A NARRATIVE HERMENEUTIC APPROACH

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ISBN 10:

1135239908

ISBN 13:

9781135239909

Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 September, 2009

Series:

Advancing Theory in Therapy

Pages:

232

Synopsis:

Psychotherapy has undergone major changes in recent years, with a variety of new approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy joining the more traditional and widespread schools of thought. These new approaches all share the epistemological assumption of constructivism, which states that there are alternative ways of looking at events and that we interpret events according to how we see the world. Constructivist Psychotherapy reviews the constructivist trends in psychotherapy which link these new approaches, allowing the reader to enter an entirely new dialogue. The book traces constructivist thought, elaborating on Kelly's personal construct theory and the implications for psychotherapeutic theory and practice.Areas of discussion include:the therapist's understanding of the client's narrativea constructivist understanding of the personpsychological constructivism and constructivist trends in psychotherapySetting constructivist psychotherapy within its therapeutic, social and philosophical context and using case studies throughout, the book revisits 'Kellian' ideas and theories, bringing them up to date, to explore what it is to be a constructivist psychotherapist today. As such this book will be of interest to all psychotherapists, as well as anyone with an interest in the psychotherapeutic field.

Illustrations:

3 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white

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Imprint:

Routledge

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Non-returnable

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