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Book SynopsisFormulation remains one of the most important activities that those using psychological approaches undertake as part of their work. Arguably, however, formulation is an activity that remains poorly understood. In a current climate demanding quick fix solutions there is a tendency, which the authors refuse, towards over-simplification. Instead this book sets out to explore the challenging complexity of psychological formulation.By drawing on a wide range of sources from psychology and the arts the authors find ways to honour the stories clients tell yet offer key psychological insights to facilitate change. They provide a clear guide to enable the reader to think about the purpose of their work with clients, the perspectives which inform it and the process used to ensure effective outcomes.The chapters, supported by exercises on key issues, examine key debates on the role of formulation in professional practice, a framework for developing a systematic approach to formulation and a detailed account of the purpose, perspective and process of formulation. Guest contributions are included from various fields of practice including: clinical, coaching, educational, forensic, occupational, and from the arts.The book will enable all practitioners (whatever the stage of their career) who need to work with client stories to find new ways to enhance their practice.
Trade ReviewA number of guest contributors - including actors Simon Callow, Prunella Scales and Timothy West - have contributed valuable input into this volume and demonstrated great interest in the project and the ideas behind it. For some, it was their first experience of working with psychologists, and they showed particular willingness to engage with the main authors on this joint venture.PART ONE: Formulation: An Introduction to Key Debates and a Framework for Developing a Systematic ApproachPART TWO: Working with Purpose, Perspective and Process: Elaborating the Framework to Enhance your ApproachPART THREE: The Many Facets of Formulation: An Interdisciplinary PerspectivePART FOUR: Implications for the FutureLIST OF EXERCISESExercise 1. Questions to start your journeyExercise 2. Questions to help you navigate the debates on formulationExercise 3. Applying the purpose, perspective, and process model to your own practiceExercise 4. Understanding your professional purpose in the light of local, national, and global levels of influenceExercise 5. Understanding the perspective that informs your approachExercise 6. Developing a process through use of story grammarExercise 7. Creating stories for complex timesExercise 8. A reflective tool for refining your formulation skills
Table of ContentsPrologue -- Introduction -- Unique -- Formulation: An Introduction to Key Debates and a Framework for Developing a Systematic Approach -- Case formulation and its role in professional practice -- A framework for formulation: purpose, perspective, and process -- Working with Purpose, Perspective, and Process: Elaborating the Framework to Enhance Your Approach -- Defining the purpose of the enquiry -- Identifying the perspective that informs the journey -- Devising a process that is fit for purpose -- The Many Facets of Formulation: An Interdisciplinary Perspective -- Introducing our guest contributors -- Case formulation: the dilemmas posed by child sex offenders -- Every child does matter: preventing school exclusion through the Common Assessment Framework -- The role of formulation in cognitive-behaviour therapy: a concept hidden in plain view? -- Existential formulations of therapeutic practice -- What story are you in? Four elements of a narrative approach to formulation in coaching -- Fabricating fictions, telling tales -- Acting as narrative -- Understanding character: an actor’s approach to formulation -- Implications for the Future -- Creating stories for complex times -- Conclusion -- Epilogue
