THEORIES OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY by Stephen Joseph ( 9780230576377 )

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THEORIES OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES

By:

Stephen Joseph

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0230576370

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9780230576377

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PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

19 March, 2010

Edition:

2nd ed. 2010

Pages:

200

Description:

This new edition of Psychopathology and Therapeutic Approaches provides a clear comparative approach to key models of therapy for students of counselling, psychotherapy and mental health. Through case examples, it shows how treatment is affected by philosophy and theory, and examines contemporary evidence-based practice.

Synopsis:

This authoritative overview of the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy offers a uniquely concise and systematic framework for understanding and comparing different models of working. Bringing together the philosophical and practical elements of a wide range of psychological therapies, Stephen Joseph examines the assumptions and values that unerpin different understandings of mental distress and the various approaches to psychological assessment and treatment. He sets his discussion in the context of the contemporary drive towards evidence-based practice. In particular, he: shows how the psychological therapies are affected by philosophy and theorybrings together psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and humanistic ideas in one clear and easily navigable structurefeatures well-chosen case studies that are revisited in each theoretical modelincludes handy summary charts, new 'topics for reflection', and a full glossary.

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