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Book SynopsisThis forward-thinking volume outlines several approaches to therapeutic treatment for individuals who have experienced complex childhood and adult trauma, providing a novel framework for helping patients with a number of challenging symptoms, with clinical hypothesis testing and solid therapeutic relationships as a vital foundation. Responding to the intense disagreement and competition among clinicians championing their own approaches, the book identifies the strengths and limitations of multiple therapeutic approaches, addressing the need for qualified clinicians to be versed in multiple theories and techniques in order to alleviate suffering in their clients. Among the topics discussed: How to choose specific therapeutic methods and when to shift techniques The neurobiology of trauma and management of fear Cultural and ethnic considerations in trauma treatment Addressing avoidance and creating a safe therapeutic environment Management of dissociation, substance abuse, and anger Treating Complex Trauma: Combined Theories and Methods serves as a practical guide for clinicians looking to expand their knowledge of approaches for treating complex trauma. It aims to provide clinicians with options for different therapeutic methods, along with the necessary context for them to select the most effective approach in their treatments."For the first time in the professional literature we are finally afforded a clear, cogent, and detailed explication of complex trauma and the multifaceted parameters of treatment. Dr. Tamara McClintock Greenberg provides perspicacious insight and clinical wisdom only a seasoned career therapist can yield. Offering sophisticated and nuanced distinctions between complex trauma and PTSD, she shows how treatment is necessarily contextual and tailored to the unique clinical and personality dynamics of the sufferer that is thoroughly client specific within the therapeutic dyad. She dispenses with simplistic and supercilious attitudes that embarrassingly boast a uniform or manualized treatment to trauma, instead carefully taking into consideration polysymptomatic, neurobiological, and socialcultural differences that inform the interpersonal, emotional, and safety milieu from the beginning of treatment to stabilization, the working-through process, and then onto successful recovery. This is a must-read book for those in training and senior clinicians alike." --Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP, Faculty, Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, Adelphi University, NY; author of Treating Attachment Pathology"Dr. Greenberg has written an invaluable book on treating complex trauma. She delves into multiple approaches, assessing what techniques the client can tolerate at a given therapeutic stage. She covers how to maintain consistency and connection through a flexible approach and avoid pitfalls. This is a must read for clinicians wishing to treat clients with complex PTSD." --Louann Brizendine, MD, Clinical Professor UCSF; author of The Female BrainTrade Review“The merits of this book are many, the most important being to make a serious and pervasive disorder such as complex trauma more understandable and therefore more treatable, providing clinicians with a wide framework of concepts and therapeutic tools, and a sustained example of how to build one’s own personal toolbox for these often difficult, long and challenging psychotherapies.” (Monica Luci, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, May 28, 2021)Table of ContentsChapter One The Need for Utilizing Multiple Approaches for Complex PTSD: No Theory Has It All Introduction: Complex Clients Need Multiple Approaches What is Trauma and Who Gets to Define It? Difficulties in the Study of Complex Trauma PTSD vs. cPTSD: Important Distinctions Therapeutic Efficacy and the Therapeutic Alliance Multiple Treatments, Equal Efficacy Commonalities Among All Approaches The Therapy Relationship and Clinical Hypothesis Testing Negotiating the Beginning of Therapy Conclusion References Chapter Two: How Trauma Stokes Fear: Considerations in Beginning of Therapy The Neurobiology of Trauma Evidence for Intergenerational Trauma Effects Fear: Known, Unknown, and Acted Out Clinical Hypothesis Testing and Introducing the Concept of Fear The Unhelpful Link between cPTSD and Personality Disorders How Trauma Can Lead to Incorrect Diagnoses Assessing Character Style Managing Fear in the Beginning of Therapy Conclusion Initial Goals in the Beginning of Therapy for People with cPTSD References Chapter Three: Nurturing the Therapeutic Alliance: Mentalizing and Emotional Safety Characteristics of Therapists Who Have Good Outcomes -The Effective Therapist Has Sophisticated Interpersonal Skills -The Effective Therapist Has an Ability to Explain A Client’s Distress and Takes the Client’s Unique Experience into Account - The Effective Therapist Is Persuasive About Treatment Ideas And Monitors Progress in An Authentic Way - The Effective Therapist Can Deal with Difficult Material While Communicating Hope and Optimism - The Effective Therapist Is Keenly Aware of Their Own Psychology - The Effective Therapist Stays Aware of Relevant Research and Strives to Continually Improve Trust and the Mentalizing Therapist Normalizing and Managing Shame Creating Safety Though Respecting Avoidance How Much Should We Encourage the Processing of Memories? Conclusion Interventions for Mentalizing and Maintaining Emotional Safety References Chapter Four: The Therapeutic Alliance and Maintaining Physical Safety Trauma, Suicidal Ideation and Deaths of Despair The Alarming Epidemic of Suicide Avoidance and Therapist Feelings About Suicidal Clients Risk Factors for Suicide The Trauma of a Suicidal Crisis Clinical Management of Suicidality Crisis Response Plans Conclusion Interventions for Managing Suicidality References Chapter Five: Dissociation: Controversies and Clinical Strategies Normal vs. Trauma Related Dissociation Assessing Excessive Dissociation Controversies Regarding Dissociation: TM vs. SCM A Combined Model of Dissociation? Dissociation of Trauma in the Mental Health Field Treating Dissociative Disorders Conclusion Interventions for Working with Dissociative Clients References Chapter Six: The Need to Numb: Substance Abuse and Therapeutic Management Substance Use Problems: Evolving Social Perceptions and Reality The Increase in Problematic Substance Use Links Between Trauma and Substance Use Combined Vulnerability: Psychological and Biological Models Assessing Substance Use Treatment Approaches for cPTSD and Substance Use Treatment Approaches Specifically for Substance Use Conclusion Interventions for Helping People with Excessive Substance Use References Chapter Seven: When Trauma is in the Body: Managing Physical Concerns Effects of Trauma on the Body Links Between Childhood Adversity and Physical Illness Proposed Mechanisms Explaining the Trauma Illness Connection Relationships and the Buffer Against Illness Research on the Decrease of Physical Symptoms in Therapy Treating People Who are Somatically Focused Conclusion Interventions for Helping People who Are Physically Focused References Chapter Eight: When Fight Impulses Dominate: Managing Anger Anger and Clinical Avoidance Links Between Aggression and Trauma Anger as a Result of Feeling Over-Responsible Mind, Body and Brain: The Neuropsychology of Anger Anger And Problems Regarding Ideas of Transference When the Therapist is the Focus of Anger Treating Anger and Aggression Conclusion Interventions for Treating Angry and Aggressive Clients References Chapter Nine: Sociocultural Consideration in Trauma Treatment Culture and the Culture of Avoidance: Thinking about Differences Between Therapist and Client Trauma, Microaggressions and Race and Class Trauma, Microaggressions and LGBT Persons Stereotypes and Stereotype Threats Talking about Differences Conclusion References Chapter Ten: Vicarious Trauma and Self Care for the Trauma Therapist Compassion Fatigue and the Impact of Vicarious Trauma Too Much Empathy? The Risk of Burnout and Potential Consequences Therapist Vulnerabilities Countertransference and the Importance of Therapist’s Emotions Over-Responsibility and the Trappings of the Super Therapist Therapist Self-Care Conclusion Self-Care Interventions References

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Book SynopsisThis open access book sets out the stress-system model for functional somatic symptoms in children and adolescents. The book begins by exploring the initial encounter between the paediatrician, child, and family, moves through the assessment process, including the formulation and the treatment contract, and then describes the various forms of treatment that are designed to settle the child’s dysregulated stress system. This approach both provides a new understanding of how such symptoms emerge – typically, through a history of recurrent or chronic stress, either physical or psychological – and points the way to effective assessment, management, and treatment that put the child (and family) back on the road to health and well-being.Table of Contents1. A Brief Introduction.- Part I: Children with Functional Somatic Symptoms: The Clinical Encounter.- 2. Going to See the Paediatrician.- 3. The Family Assessment Interview: The Narrative, Formulation, and Discussion of Treatment Options.- Part II: Mind, Body, and the Science of Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 4. The Stress-System Model for Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 5. The Circadian Clock and Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 6. The Autonomic Nervous System and Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 7. The Skeletomotor System in Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 8. The HPA Axis and Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 9. The Immune-Inflammatory System and Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 10. The Role of the Gut in the Neurobiology of Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 11. The Brain Stress Systems I: The Implicit Level of Brain Operations.- 12. The Brain Stress Systems II: The Mind Level of Brain Operations.- Part III: The Treatment of Functional Somatic Symptoms.- 13. Principles of Assessment and Treatment.- 14. Treatment Interventions I: Working with the Body.- 15. Treatment Interventions II: Working with the Mind.- 16. Treatment Interventions III: Working with the Family and Implementing Behavioural Interventions.- 17. Conclusion.- Main Index.- Index of Vignettes by Name, with Principal Problems.- Index of Concepts, Problems, and Processes, with Relevant Vignettes by Name.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a guide to the development of a rigorous and creative research-supported practice for students, practitioners, and researchers in counselling and psychotherapy. With an emphasis on critical thinking and “research mindedness”, it introduces practical research skills and links them to self-awareness and critical reflection. Learning how to creatively and effectively use oneself in the treatment process is an essential component in therapy training and this level of self-awareness has long been a neglected area in research – until now. With examples ranging from private therapeutic practice to psychiatric related research, each chapter combines ‘how-to-do-it’ advice with illustrative real-life examples. The authors outline the use of a broad range of research methods, embracing Arts- as well as RCT-based research, and covering qualitative, quantitative, pluralistic and mixed methods approaches. Whether you are engaging with research for the first time or already developing your own research projects, if you are a student at diploma level or taking a Postgraduate research course for counsellors, psychotherapists and counselling psychotherapists, this is essential reading for anyone looking for a book that combines self-awareness with analytical and practical skills. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: considering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; Alistair McBeath and Sofie Bager-Charleson.- Chapter 2: Qualitative research and reflexivity; Sofie Bager-Charleson.- Chapter 3. Doing Phenomenological Research. Dwelling with the Mystery; Rupert King.- Chapter 4. Doing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) research; John Barton.- Chapter 5. Becoming a Narrative Inquirer; Kim Etherington.- Chapter 6. Doing Grounded Research; Elvis Langley.- Chapter 7. Ethical Research? Examining knotty, moment-to-moment challenges throughout the research process; Linda Finlay.- Chapter 8. Doing Qualitatively-driven Mixed Methods and Pluralistic Qualitative Research; Nollaig Frost and Deborah Bailey-Rodriguez.- Chapter 9. Doing Quantitative research with Statistics; Alistair McBeath.- Chapter 10. Doing Quantitative research with a Survey; Alistair McBeath.- Chapter 11. Doing Quantitative research with Outcome measures; Charlie Duncan and Barry McInnes.- Chapter 12. Doing mixed methods research with outcome measures and interviews; Alan Priest.- Chapter 13: Understanding Randomized Control Trial Design in Counselling and Psychotherapy; Megan Stafford.- Chapter 14. Final reflections. Negotiating the landscape of Evidence; Emma Broglia and Louise Knowles.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a theoretical and practical guide in the field of social skills and social competence, based on decades of experience gained by the authors as researchers and professionals in psychology. The book was written for students and professionals who are involved in some way improving individuals´ social skills in different contexts, such as clinical, educational, organizational and community settings. The authors present the conceptual foundations, procedures, techniques, strategies and practical guidelines for planning and conducting effective programs aimed to social skills and social competence.In the first part of the book, key concepts and fundamentals on the area are presented, as well as the basic behavioral classes of social skills and their non-verbal and paralinguistic components. The authors also propose a portfolio for the assessment of clients’ social skills deficits and strengths to thereby define the aims and procedures of interventions.The second part focuses on guidelines to select and use procedures and techniques for promoting social skills and social competence. The authors present experiential activities that they created in previous interventions and that were tested in their research, showing evidence of effectiveness. Suggestions on how to evaluate participants’ repertoires and how to use these ideas in intervention planning are also described. Finally, in the third part of the book, the authors go further presenting practical guidelines for planning and conducting programs and sessions to promote social skills and social competence, in either group or individual settings. Table of ContentsPART I CONCEPTUAL BASIS1) SOCIAL SKILLS2) SOCIAL COMPETENCE3) INTERPERSONAL TASKS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES4) THE EXPERIENTIAL METHOD AND PROGRAMSPART II GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE5) EVALUATION6) TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES AND RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES7) HOW TO PROMOTE SOCIAL COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTSPART III PLANNING AND CONDUCTING PRACTICE8) PLANNING A SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM TARGETED AT SOCIAL COMPETENCE9) CONDUCTING A SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM ORIENTED TOWARD SOCIAL COMPETENCE10) EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMS

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Book SynopsisThe human-animal bond may be described as a dynamic, mutually beneficial relationship between people and the animals they care for. There are a multitude of mental and physical health benefits for people who care for animals, and animals in therapy have been shown to aid a wide range of people and illnesses. Although the benefits of animal companionship have long been suspected, little is known about the research, the process, or why it works. This book provides clinicians with a history of the human-animal bond and the rationale for incorporating animals into therapy today.In this book, the author includes a discussion of the myriad of ways that clinicians can directly help people care for their pets, such as crisis intervention services, policy issues, grief counseling for pet loss, and compassion fatigue in the veterinary profession. There also is a thorough discussion of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) as a distinct and unique modality. The adaptive nature of AAT is not only due to the symbiotic relationship between humans and animals, but also because of the flexible nature of the model; it can be used with clients of all demographics and with most mental illnesses. Research shows that the majority of mental health practitioners believe that AAT is a valid treatment modality, but AAT has not yet been manualized and clinicians are left confused about where to start. The Human-Animal Bond in Clinical Social Work Practice is a unique and essential resource that provides guidelines for developing AAT treatment plans and integrating AAT with existing therapeutic models. The book answers the questions that social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health counselors may have about the benefits of the human-animal bond and ways to tap into that special bond in direct practice.Table of Contents1. IntroductionAn overview of the topics in the book. Why is the human-animal bond (HAB) important and why is it often overlooked? An introduction to the definitions, terms, and types of animal-assisted interventions.2. History of the Human-Animal Bond (HAB)A history of the relationship between people and animals. A discussion of the evolution of animal-assisted interventions includes early interventions by famous historical figures such as Florence Nightingale and Sigmund Freud.3. The Biopsychosocial Model as a Working Hypothesis of the Human-Animal BondWorking hypothesis of why the human-animal bond is so powerful, including a biological perspective, a psychological perspective, and a social perspective.4. Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT)Phase One: Preparation and Assessmenti. Necessary preparations in the clinic/office before implementing an AAT program. Selecting a therapy animal. Preparing a client for AAT, including describing the model to client, setting expectations, and addressing fears.ii. The importance of taking an extensive history, the types of clients that are best suited to AAT, and the clients that would not benefit from AAT. Client readiness, client and animal safety.Phase Two: The Development and Implementation of an AAT-Based Treatment Plani. Working with a client to set goals and objectives, based on interactions with the therapy animal. ii. The integration of AAT with various evidence-based treatments such as CBT, DBT, or psychodynamic psychotherapy.Special Considerations: Animal Welfare Issuesi. Clinicians should always keep in mind the welfare of the therapy animal. How to read animal body language to identify stress in a therapy animal. What to do when the client or therapy animal becomes stressed or deregulated.5. Veterinary Social WorkGrief Counseling for Pet Lossi. The ways that a clinician can help facilitate the healing process when a beloved pet has passed away. A discussion of disenfranchised grief, the types of loss, and the grief process, as specific to pet loss.Compassion Fatigue in the Veterinary Professioni. A discussion of the high rate of suicide in animal rescuers and veterinary professionals. An exploration of the reasons behind compassion fatigue and secondary trauma in animal care professionals.6. Crisis Intervention and the Human-Animal Bondi. Homelessnessii. Domestic Violenceiii. Disaster Reliefiv. Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL)7. Clinical ImplicationsCurrent research in AAT, suggested criteria for clinical research, limitations, and future directions in AAT. 8. References9. Index

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Book SynopsisThis sourcebook is an unparalleled resource in the field of family science. It provides a comprehensive overview of both traditional and contemporary theories and methodologies to promote a greater understanding of increasingly complex family realities. It focuses on broad developments in research design and conceptualization, while also offering a historical perspective on developments in family science over time, particularly emerging theories from the past several decades. Each chapter summarizes and evaluates a major theory or methodological approach in the field, delving into its main principles; its debates and challenges; how it has evolved over time; its practical uses in policy, education, or further research; and links to other theories and methodologies. In highlighting recent research of note, chapters emphasize the potential for innovative future applications.Key areas of coverage include:· Risk and resilience, family stress, feminist, critical race, and social exchange theories.· Ambiguous loss, intersectionality, Queer, and family development theory.· Life course framework.· Biosocial theory and biomarker methods.· Symbolic interactionism.· Ethnography.· Mixed methods, participatory action research, and evaluation.Table of ContentsStretching Theory and Theorizing in Contemporary Family Research.- Methodological Approaches and Methods in Contemporary Family Research.- Meta-Theories.- History.- Risk and Resilience Theories.- Family Stress Theories.- Symbolic Interactionism.- Ethnographic Approaches.- Family Development Theory.- Family Systems Theory.- Ecological Theories.- Social Exchange.- Life Course Framework.- Grounded Theory.- Longitudinal Research.- Dyadic and Family Level Modeling.- Feminist Theories.- Critical Race Theories.- Intersectionality Theory.- Queer, Quare, and Transgender.- Phenomenological Approaches.- Participatory Action Research.- Family Communication.- Developmental and Attachment.- Family Policy.- Biosocial Theory .- Biomarker Methods .- Mixed Methods.- Evaluation Approaches.- Translation and Prevention.- Transdisciplinary Family Science.- Editors’ Final Word.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook aims to support counsellors, psychotherapists, and counselling psychologists to develop a creative research-informed practice. Following from the authors’ earlier title Enjoying Research, the book covers qualitative, quantitative, pluralistic, and mixed methods approaches with a special focus on diversity, researcher support and innovative methods. The book explores research during critical stages like question formulation, data gathering, ethics, analysis, and presentation of the findings. It mixes theory with illustrative real-life, 'how-to-do-it'-examples and reader activities. International experts contribute with examples ranging from arts-based ‘decolonising’ research to creative use of outcome- and survey-based approaches – with a shared interest in dialogues between ‘scientific’ and ‘aesthetic’ (or intuitive, embodied) means of knowing. This is essential reading for anyone looking for a book that combines self-awareness with analytical and practical skills in counselling and psychotherapy related research.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction (Dr Sofie Bager-Charleson and Dr Alistair McBeath ) The introduction expands on the key themes, with an overview of each section and chapter Part 1: Qualitative Research Chapter 2: Thematic Reflexive Analysis (Professor Virginia Braun, Professor Victoria Clarke and Dr Nikki Hayfield, University of Auckland and University of the West of England) Chapter 3: Decolonising Research (Prof Divine Charura and Dr Rachel Wicaksono, York St John University) Chapter 4. Engaging with critical self-enquiry: Doing heuristic research (Prof Keith Tudor, Auckland University of Technology, Aotearoa New Zealand) Chapter 5. Autoethnographic Psychotherapy Research: A Methodology that keeps our ‘Heart in Mind’. (Dr Saira Baines-Razzaq, Metanoia Institute) Part 2: Quantitative Research Chapter 6: Quantitative Practice Based Research (Professor Terry Hanley, Manchester University) Chapter 7: Dilemmas and decisions in Quantitative Driven Online survey research into Researchers’ Mental health and Support Doing a quantitative-driven mixed methods survey (Dr Cassie Hazell and Dr Clio Berry, University of Westminster and University of Brighton) Part 3: Mixed Methods Research. Theory and Examples of Integration Chapter 8: Using Online Surveys Creatively in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (Dr Alistair McBeath) Chapter 9: Mixed Methods Research to Build Fences (Prof Brittany Landrum & Prof Gilbert Garza, University of Dallas) Chapter 10: Mixed Methods Research: The Case for the Pragmatic researcher (Dr Alistair McBeath, Metanoia Institute) Chapter 11: Dialectical Pluralism (DP) in Counselling and Psychotherapy Research (Prof Tres Stefaruk, Virgina, S Dixon and Prof Burk Johnson, South Alabama University) Chapter 12: Taking Qualitative-driven Mixed Methods Further (Professor Nollaig Frost and Karen Dempsey, Cork University, Ireland) Chapter 13: Mixed Methods for Researching Sensitive Topics. (Dr Louise Rolland, Dr Sally Cook, Prof Jean-Marc Dewaele and Dr Beverley Costa, Birkbeck university)

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Book SynopsisPart 1 Perspectives on Equine Assisted Therapy.- Chapter 1 Mindful Approaches: Zen Principles in the Theory and Practice of Groundwork in Equine-Assisted Therapy and Learning.- Chapter 2 An Overview of the History, Rationale, and Clinical Application of the use of EAS in Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders.- Chapter 3 Equine-Assisted Therapy Programs on the Ground versus Programs in the Saddle: How Do You Choose?.- Chapter 4 Equine-Assisted Therapy Development: Methodology and Rationale.- Chapter 5 The Equus Effect: Somatic Experiencing with Horses.- Chapter 6 Equine Facilitated Cognitive Processing Therapy (EF-CPT) for Psychotherapy with Adults.- Part 2 Equine Assisted Therapies for Adults.- Chapter 7 Equine Assisted Therapy for PTSD (EAT-PTSD): The Man O' War Protocol.- Chapter 8 Discovering Brain Based Mechanisms and Predictors of Clinical Outcomes of EAT for Patients with PTSD.- Chapter 9 Therapeutic Riding for Patients with Schizophrenia.- Chapter 10 How Hippotherapy Can Tackle Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders In Traumatic or Vascular Conditions Of The Central Nervous System.- Chapter 11 Equine-Assisted Therapy for Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders.- Part 3 Equine Assisted Therapy for Children and Youth.- Chapter 12 Equine-Assisted Interventions for Youth with Anxiety.- Chapter 13 From Disability to Advantage- Equine-Assisted Therapy in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.- Chapter 14 Introducing ASTride: An Equine-Assisted Occupational Therapy Intervention for Children with ADHD.- Chapter 15 Efficacy of EAIs on relieving adolescent stress and improving social competence: Theoretical models and empirical evidence.- Part 4 Cherishing Equines: A Journey of Remembrance and Care.- Chapter 16 Horses in Service: A Historical Military Context.- Chapter 17 Horse Well-being in Therapies Integrating Horses.

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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking volume introduces Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy for clinical work with troubled couples. Practice-focused and engaging, it integrates real-world knowledge of the intersections of gender, culture, power, and identity in relationships with empirical findings on the neurobiology of attraction. Case examples detail the process of therapists in the moment as they develop both their clinical skills and their understanding of the social contexts fueling couples' difficulties. Applications of the method, which can be used with same-sex couples as well as heterosexual ones, are shown in addressing infidelity, tapping into partners' spirituality, and modeling and encouraging mutual respect and support.Among the topics covered: Undoing gendered power in heterosexual couple relationships. Interpersonal neurobiology, couples, and the societal context. How gender discourses hijack couple therapy—and how it can be avoided. How SERT therapists develop interventions that address the larger context. Building a circle of care in same-sex couple relationships. Couple therapy with adult survivors of child abuse: gender, power, and trust. Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy opens out practical new possibilities for marriage and family therapists, clinical psychologists, social workers, and counselors seeking ideas for more meaningful couples work.Trade Review“The authors introduce SERT as a new model for addressing couples’ issues in therapy. They present several examples of how to integrate relational ethics, a sociocultural perspective with the role of emotions, neurobiology, and spirituality into couples’ well functioning and satisfaction. The book is written with practitioners in mind … but it can be helpful for graduate students, especially at the doctoral level, looking for the best fit model for their practices.” (Ileana Ungureanu, Doody’s Book Reviews, September, 2015)Table of Contents​​Bridging Emotion, Societal Discourse, and Couple Interaction in Clinical Practice.- Gender, Emotion, and Change: The Neurobiology of Emotions in Couple Therapy.- Gender, Emotion, and Change: The Neurobiology of Emotions in Couple Therapy.- Expanding the Lens: How SERT Therapists Develop Interventions That Address Larger Context​.- Learning to Practice Socio-cultural Attunement in Couple Therapy.- Gender and Power Issues in Heterosexual Couple Therapy: Moving the Disengaged Male from “I” to “We”.- Building a Circle of Care in Same-Sex Couple Relationships: A Socio-Emotional Relational Approach.- Resolving Gender and Power Issues in Couple Therapy with Adult Survivors of Child Abuse​.- Relational Spirituality, Gender, and Power: Applications to Couple Therapy.- When Therapy Challenges Patriarchy: Working with Power in Heterosexual Couple Therapy​.​

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Book SynopsisThis much-needed volume examines the process and practice of supervision in family therapy, with special emphasis on systemic practice. Expert trainers and supervisors from diverse disciplines take a systemic tour of the relationships between supervisor, therapist, and client, analyzing the core skills of effective, meaningful supervision—including questioning, listening, and reflecting—and their impact on therapy. These skills and others are applied to supervising therapy with individuals, couples, and families in areas including substance abuse, domestic violence, and research settings. Throughout the book, contributors share self-care strategies, so supervisors can stay engaged and creative, meet the many challenges entailed in their work, and avoid burnout.Among the topics covered: The resonance from personal life in family therapy supervision. Creating a dialogical culture for supervision. The supervisor’s power and moments of learning. Supervision and domestic violence: therapy with individuals, couples, and families. Systemic supervision with groups in child protection contexts. When the supervision process falters and breaks down: pathways to repair. The highly practical information in Supervision of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice is adaptable by readers to their particular supervisory or training needs. Novice and veteran mental health, social care, and social work practitioners and psychotherapists, will find it a substantial resource.Trade Review“This is a needed addition to the relatively scarce literature on supervision in family therapy, especially form a systemic perspective! Written in a clear and practical way and, at the same time, at a high academic level, it reflects the experience and the knowledge of its contributors and qualifies it to as a go-to resource for present and future systemic supervisors in the field of family therapy.” (Ileana Ungureanu, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2018)Table of ContentsBeginning the Supervisory Relationship within Family Therapy Training: Engaging Individuals, Groups, and Settings.- Starting Supervision.- Asking Questions in Supervision.- Listening and Silence in Supervision.- The Resonance from Personal Life in Family Therapy Supervision.- The Reflecting Team Approach: Different Uses in Live Supervision and Group Supervision with Both Family Therapy Trainees and Practitioners.- Creating a Dialogical Culture for Supervision.- The Supervisor’s Power and Moments of Learning.- Supervision and Domestic Violence: Therapy with Individuals, Couples and Families.- Systemic Supervision with Groups in Child Protection Contexts.- An Approach to Supervision Practice with Therapists who Work with Pregnant Substance Abusing Women in Voluntary and Compulsory Treatment Settings.- Group Supervision with Couple Therapists Located in Rural Areas in Norway: Exploring Memories, Bodily Sensations, and the Richness of a Non-Linear Language.- Research Supervision.- An Attachment Narrative Approach to Systemically Informed Supervision Practice.- When the Supervision Process Falters and Breaks Down: Pathways to Repair.- The Supervision of Supervision: A Thematic Analysis of Family Therapy Supervisors’ Experiences of a Group Supervision Structure in a Training Context.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch beschreibt umfassend die physiologischen und psychologischen Veränderungen im menschlichen Organismus, die sich beim autogenen Training (AT) und bei der gestuften Aktivhypnose (GAH) als Langzeiteffekt einstellen. Die für die Praxis relevanten Befunde werden in allgemeinverständlicher Form dargestellt, sie sind thematisch geordnet und ihre Bedeutung für Klinik und Praxis, auch in der Zahnheilkunde, wird hervorgehoben. Neuere Ergebnisse zeigen, daß das autogene Training ein zuverlässiges Therapeutikum in der Psychotherapie und in der psychosomatischen Medizin ist.Table of ContentsInhaltverzeichnis.- Thermometrische un thermoregulatorische Basisstudien.- Veränderungen der Körpertemperatur durch zirkadiane Schwankungen und Thermalbäder.- Beeinflussung der peripheren Wärmetransportzahl durch Thermalbäder.- Beeinflussung der zerebralen Durchblutung durch Thermälbader.- Physiologisehe Aspekte des autogenen Trainings.- Beeinflussung der peripheren Wärmetransportzahl durch autogenes Training.- Einfluß von Biofeedback und autogenem Training auf die muskuläre Entspannung.- Zirkadiane Schwankungen der Hauttemperatur und deren Veränderung während des autogenen Trainings.- Einfluß von autogenem Training durch Bhastrik?-Pr?n?y?ma auf die Flimmerverschmelzungsfrequenz.- Beeinflussung der Atmung und des Herz-Kreislauf-Systems durch autogenes Training.- Vergleich zwischen autosuggestiver und heterosuggestiver Vermittlung des autogenen Trainings bei Kindern.- Physiologische Aspekte der gestuften Aktivhypnose.- Geisteswissenschaftliche Hintergründe der „zweigleisigen Psychotherapie“.- Methodik der gestuften Aktivhypnose.- Vergleich der Wärmetransportzahl während autogenem Training und gestufter Aktivhypnose.- Verhalten der Wärmetransportzahl während autogenem Training bzw. Heterohypnose bei niedriger Umgebungstemperatur.- Verhalten der Wärmetransportzahl während des Versenkungszustands im autogenen Training bzw. bei gestufter Aktivhypnose.- Veränderungen mehrerer physiologischer Parameter während der gestuften Aktivhypnose.- Psychologische und psychopathometrisehe Gesichtspunkte des autogenen Trainings und der Hypnose.- Suggestibilität und Eignung zum autogenen Training.- Suggestibilität und Hypnotisierbarkeit.- Konstitutionelle Faktoren und die Erlernbarkeit des autogenen Trainings.- Bedeutung von Übertragungsphänomenen beim erlernen des autogenen Trainings.- Bestimmende Faktoren für den Trainingserfolg in AT-Kursen an Volkshochschulen.- Persönlichkeitsspezifische Faktoren beim Erfolg im autogenen Training.- Prädiktoren und Indikatoren für das autogene Training.- Schmerz- und Hypnosuggestivtherapie in der zahnärztlichen Praxis.- „Psychosomatische Prämedikation“ in der zahnärztlichen Praxis.- Anwendung der Hypnosuggestivtherapie in der zahnärztlichen Praxis.- Effectivität der Hypnosuggestivtherapie in der zahnärztlichen Praxis.- In memoriam Prof. Dr. med Dietrich Langen (†20. März 1980).- Literatur.

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Book SynopsisEin neuer, empirisch überprüfter Therapie-Ansatz, der mehr Perspektiven für eine erfolgreiche Behandlung Alkoholabhängiger bietet.o Das Basis-Manual umfasst ausführlich beschriebene Einzelsitzungen, die kognitive Techniken und Verfahren zur Verbesserung der Sozialkompetenz einbeziehen.o Es ist im ambulanten wie im stationären Setting einsetzbar und lässt sich an die individuellen therapeutischen Anforderungen anpassen.o Das Therapie-Programm kann durch Zusatzmodule ergänzt oder mit anderen Therapieverfahren kombiniert werden.Das Manual liefert Ihnen das praxisgerechte Werkzeug für die konkrete Umsetzung.Table of Contents1 Grundlagen.- 1.1 Epidemiologie.- 1.2 Ursachen.- 1.2.1 Kulturelle und soziale Faktoren.- 1.2.2 Psychologische Faktoren.- 1.2.2.1 Verhaltenstherapie.- 1.2.2.2 Psychoanalyse.- 1.2.3 Biologische Faktoren.- 1.2.3.1 Genetik.- 1.2.3.2 Biochemie.- 1.2.3.3 Neurobiologie.- 1.3 Psychiatrische Komorbidität.- 1.4 Alkoholtoxische Hirnfunktionsstörungen.- 1.4.1 Subakute Beeinträchtigungen der Hirnfunktion.- 1.4.2 Amnestisches Syndrom.- 1.4.3 Durch Alkohol bedingte Restzustände.- 2 Therapieforschung.- 2.1 Setting.- 2.2 Therapieverfahren.- 2.3 Prädiktoren des Therapieverlaufs.- 2.4 Verlauf und Prognose.- 2.5 Zusammenfassung.- 3 Versorgungssystem und Therapieverlauf.- 3.1 Motivationsphase.- 3.2 Entgiftung.- 3.3 Entwöhnung.- 3.4 Nachsorge.- 4 Diagnose der Alkoholabhängigkeit.- 4.1 Psychopathologische Symptomatik.- 4.2 Anamnese.- 4.3 Körperlicher Befund.- 4.4 Laboruntersuchungen.- 4.5 Dokumentation und diagnostische Klassifikation.- 5 Integrative Verhaltenstherapie.- 5.1 Prinzipien.- 5.2 Empirische Befunde.- 6 Therapeutische Haltung.- 6.1 Arbeitsbündnis.- 6.2 Interaktionsstil.- 6.3 Ressourcenorientierung.- 6.4 Hierarchie der Therapieziele.- 7 Therapieverfahren.- 7.1 Motivationale Interventionen.- 7.1.1 Theoretische Grundlagen.- 7.1.2 Interventionen.- 7.2 Coping-Skills-Training.- 7.3 Kognitive Verfahren.- 7.3.1 Modelle.- 7.3.2 Interventionstechniken.- 7.3.3 Struktur.- 7.4 Gegenüberstellung Coping-Skills-Training/kognitive Therapie.- 8 Typische Probleme.- 8.1 Emotionalisierung.- 8.2 Unterschätzung der Eigendynamik süchtigen Verhaltens.- 8.3 Mangelnder Einbezug physiologischer Faktoren.- 8.4 Therapie als Kränkung und Bedrohung.- 8.5 Divergente Erwartungen.- 8.6 Übertragung und projektive Identifizierung.- 8.6.1 Umgang mit Übertragung und Regression.- 8.6.2 Gegenübertragung und projektive Identifizierung.- 8.7 Besonderheiten des Gruppensettings.- 9 Psychotherapeutische Diagnostik und Therapieplanung.- 9.1 Diagnostisches Interview.- 9.2 Psychiatrische Diagnose.- 9.3 Anamnese.- 9.4 Therapieplan.- 10 Basismanual.- 10.1 Einleitung.- 10.2 Praktische Durchführung.- 10.3 Organisation.- 10.4 Ausstattung.- 10.5 Therapiemodule.- 11 Paargespräche.- 11.1 Ausgangssituation.- 11.2 Organisation.- 12 Boostersitzungen.- 12.1 Prinzipien.- 12.2 Psychiatrische Komorbidität.- 13 Pharmakologische Ansätze in der Rückfallprophylaxe.- 13.1 Aversivtherapie.- 13.2 Behandlung psychiatrischer Komorbidität.- 13.3 Anticravingsubstanzen.- 14 Selbsthilfe.- 14.1 Konfliktpotential.- Materialien (Checklisten, Fragebögen, Arbeitsblätter zu den Therapiesitzungen).- Literatur.

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Book SynopsisStudenten im Praktischen Jahr (PJ) stehen unter einem immensen Druck. Sie müssen sich schon während des PJ auf das Examen vorbereiten, und die Vorbereitungszeit ist kürzer geworden. Um dem Rechnung zu tragen, sind die Prüfungsinhalte in dem Repetitorium so aufbereitet, dass die komplette Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie in fünf Tagen gelernt werden kann. Sie sind nach der Häufigkeit der in der Prüfung vorkommenden Fragen gewichtet - so können Studierende sicher sein, dass sie sich auf die wesentlichen Inhalte konzentrieren.Trade Review“... bietet einen kompakten, übersichtlichen, strukturierten und hochinformativen Überblick über die gesamte Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie. Es ist ein tolles Buch, um den bereits erlernten Stoff zu wiederholen, eignet sich aber auch hervorragend für einen ersten und strukturierten Überblick ... man bekommt einen knappen Überblick und erhält umfassende Informationen. ... Ein sehr informatives, knappes und wundervoll übersichtliches Buch!“ (in: Buchnotizen, buchnotizen.de, 31. Juli 2015)Table of ContentsSymptome, Diagnostik, Forensik.- Gesundheitsstörungen und Psychopathologie.- Psychiatrische Diagnostik.- Forensische Psychiatrie.- Therapie.- Psychopharmakotherapie.- Psychotherapie.- Weitere Therapieformen.- Spezielle Krankheitsbilder I.- Schizophrenie.- Affektive Störungen.- Angststörungen.- Zwangsstörungen.- Anpassungs- und Belastungsstörungen.- Dissoziative Störungen (Konversionsstörungen).- Somatoforme Störungen.- Spezielle Krankheitsbilder II.- Essstörungen.- Schlafstörungen.- Sexualstörungen.- Persönlichkeitsstörungen.- Abnorme Gewohnheiten und Störungen der Impulskontrolle.- Missbrauch und Abhängigkeit.- Psychische Faktoren bei somatischen Erkrankungen.- Spezielle Krankheitsbilder III.- Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS).- Ticstörungen.- Emotionale und soziale Verhaltensstörungen mit Beginn in Kindheit und Jugend.- Entwicklungsstörungen.- Intelligenzminderung.- Demenzen.- Delir und weitere organische psychische Erkrankungen.- Suizidalität.

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