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1 online resource (xi, 268 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Practical resources for the mental health professional
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Practical resources for the mental health professional.
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| Summary |
The Essence of Psychotherapy traces the common thread in all psychotherapy approaches--behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, strategic, and humanistic--and defines this "essence" as a set of fundamental principles and ultimate objectives that must be preserved in the face of increased standardization in the field. While today's therapist is guided by protocols and manuals, psychotherapy, in practice, remains an art. Nicholas and Janet Cummings have gathered case studies of master therapists to illustrate the essential process of successful therapy and to show that, as an art, it is both teachable and verifiable. * Illustrated with case studies * Analyses the techniques of six master psychotherapists in their work with difficult patients. |
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Acknowledgments. -- About the Authors. -- What Are "Best Practices" Anyway? -- Psychotherapy Is an Amalgam of All Techniques and Competencies. -- The Anatomy of Psychotherapy. -- Effective Psychotherapy as Focused, Intermittent Psychotherapy Throughout the Life Cycle. -- Intermittent, Focused Psychotherapy Throughout the Life Cycle. -- Psychotherapy's New Horizons. -- New Notes on Old Masters. -- A Sampling of Current Masters. -- Extreme Therapy: The Power of Psychotherapy. -- Epilogue. -- References. -- Index. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index. |
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What are "best practices," anyway? -- Psychotherapy is an amalgam of all techniques and competencies -- The anatomy of psychotherapy -- Effective psychotherapy as focused, intermittent psychotherapy throughout the life cycle -- Intermittent, focused psychotherapy throughout the life cycle -- Psychotherapy's new horizons -- New notes on old masters -- A sampling of current masters -- Extreme therapy : the power of psychotherapy -- Epilogue. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psychotherapy.
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Psychotherapy. |
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Psychotherapy -- trends. |
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Electronic books.
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Cummings, Janet L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cummings, Nicholas A. Essence of psychotherapy. San Diego : Academic Press, ©2000 0121987604 9780121987602 (DLC) 99068193 (OCoLC)43667358 |
| ISBN |
9780121987602 |
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0121987604 |
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0585469156 (electronic book) |
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9780585469157 (electronic book) |
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0080518834 |
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9780080518831 |
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