Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling by Colin Feltham

Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling by Colin Feltham

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Zusammenfassung

Practitioners, critics and commentators from psychotherapy and counselling discuss classic controversies and contemporary debates, including: does the unconscious really exist; should one believe in "false memories"; and does therapy benefit individuals or amount to social control.

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Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling by Colin Feltham

`My congratulations to Colin Feltham for assembling a set of contentious issues and lively authors which together made me forget my surroundings′ - Person-Centred Practice `Editor Colin Feltham′s choice of topics shows an astute, on-the-ground awareness of the issues that dog the industry, while still making lively reading′ - New Therapist In this book, leading practitioners, critics and commentators take sides on many topical and core debates including: · Theoretical issues: Does the unconscious really exist? Is birth trauma a fiction? Should one believe in `false memories′? · Clinical issues: Is therapy effective? Is `the relationship′ central to success? Do therapists pathologize their clients? Are boundaries necessary? · Professional issues: Do trainees need therapy? Is professionalization of the field desirable? Are counselling and psychotherapy really distinguishable? · Social issues: Can therapy be proven necessary? Does therapy benefit individuals or contribute to social control? Does stress really exist?
`The book is written in a lucid conersational style and while it is accessible to non-specialists, few concessions are made for those who do not share the underlying tenets on which it is based... Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling stands as a refreshing antidote to all those mutually affirming books on therapy. A little more grit of this sort may just help to make therapy the mature and socially beneficial pearl it potentially could be′ - Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy

`Editor Colin Feltham′s choice of topics shows an astute, on the ground awareness of the issues that dog the industry, while still making lively reading′ - New Therapist

`My congratulations to Colin Feltham for assembling a set of contentious issues and lively authors which together made me forget my surroundings′ - Person-Centred Practice

Colin Feltham is series editor of Professional Skills for Counsellors and Short Introductions to the Therapy Professions series, co-editor of SAGE Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy and author of several SAGE texts, including What is Counselling?
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ISBN 13 9780761956419
ISBN 10 0761956417
Titel Controversies in Psychotherapy and Counselling
Autor Colin Feltham
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag SAGE Publications Inc
Erscheinungsjahr 1999-08-12
Seitenanzahl 320
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