Description
Book SynopsisClinicians know that clients are much more complex than any textbook suggests, and they come into our offices with myriad, interacting problems. No one theory or school of psychotherapy will help each and every one of them. Nor do we yet understand human behavior sufficiently to have a grand, unifying theory.
Modern Integrative Counseling and Psychotherapy is a practical guidebook showing clinicians how to systematically, coherently, and sequentially integrate multiple research-based approaches in treatment planning. This book provides examples of ways to structure sessions and also to get buy-in from clients by using strategic homework between sessions. It also shows practical ways that clinicians can incorporate neuroscience, genetics, and mindfulness in practical ways with clients.
Designed for counselors and therapists who want evidence-based advice on how to provide up-to-date, integrative therapy, this book incorporates techniques drawn from many different approaches and outlines a flexible, step-by-step structure for effective treatment. F. Michler Bishop’s work over the past thirty years has given him a unique position from which to observe and experience the pluses and minuses of current popular approaches. Dr. Bishop employs an innovative, integrative, individualized approach that honors the unique therapy needs for each client, for plans that must be created and adjusted and re-adjusted over time. This book combines the clinical experience and research for the best therapeutic strategies, and provides hope for doing more effective therapy with diverse clients.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: Modern Counseling and Psychotherapy
Chapter 1: Moving Beyond Schools of Counseling and Psychotherapy
Chapter 2: Guiding Principles for Modern Integrated Counseling and Psychotherapy
Part II: Initial In-Session and Between-Session Work: Step-by-Step
Chapter 3: Step 1: Build the Working Relationship: Enhancing Hope and Motivation
Chapter 4: Step 2: Initial Assessment
Chapter 5: Step 3: Agreeing on the Therapeutic Goals
Chapter 6: Step 4: Set the Agenda
Chapter 7: Step 5: In-Session Work
Chapter 8: Step 6: Agree on Between-Session Work
Chapter 9” Working with Diverse Clients
Part III: Subsequent Sessions
Chapter 10: On-going Assessment, Evaluating Between-Session Work, Checking on Therapeutic
Chapter 11: Facilitating Acceptance, Compassion and Change: Mindfulness, Metastability and Existential/Humanist Issues
Chapter 12: Facilitating Acceptance, Compassion and Change: Emotion-focused and Imagery-Focused Work
Chapter 13: Facilitating Acceptance, Compassion and Change: Genetics, Neurochemistry and Neuroplasticity
Chapter 14: Moving Forward, Sliding Back: Managing Change and Metastability
Chapter 15: If Needed, Dig Deeper: Past-focused Work, Trauma and Childhood Issues
Chapter 16: Subsequent Between-session Exercises
Part IV: Other Issues
Chapter 17: Self /Selves, Identity/Identities and Change
Chapter 18: Integrating Coaching
Chapter 19: Medications: Are They Right for Your Client?
Chapter 20: Build Your Practice, Protect Yourself and Prevent Burnout
References
Index
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