How therapists change : personal and professional reflections / edited by Marvin R. Goldfried.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldfried, Marvin R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eclectic psychotherapy.

Eclectic psychotherapy--Miscellanea.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2001]

Summary:

Even though a great deal of research and theory has been devoted to how patients change, this unique book offers a rare glimpse into how therapists evolve professionally and personally. Prominent therapists from various theoretical disciplines reflect on how they have expanded their professional horizons and interventions. This unique book provides a rare opportunity to witness the human side of therapists as they develop and grow.

Contents:

I. The Context of Change 1

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Therapists / Marvin R. Goldfried 3

II. Professional Memoris of Psychodynamic Therapists 17

Chapter 2 A Developmental History of a Believer in History / Lorna Smith Benjamin 19

Chapter 3 Reflections of a Psychoanalytic Therapist / Morris N. Eagle 37

Chapter 4 A Therapist's Journey / John M. Rhoads 55

Chapter 5 How I Learned to Abandon Certainty and Embrace Change / George Stricker 67

Chapter 6 An (Inevitably) Self-Deceiving Reflection on Self-Deception / Paul L. Wachtel 83

III. Professional Memoirs of Cognitive

Behavior Therapists 103

Chapter 7 The Professional Autobiography of a Behavior Therapist / Herbert Fensterheim 105

Chapter 8 Making Meaning of Therapy: A Personal Narrative of Change Over 4 Decades / Iris E. Fodor 123

Chapter 9 Reflections of a Behavior Therapist / Alan J. Goldstein 147

Chapter 10 From Insight and Reflection to Action and Clinical Breadth / Arnold A. Lazarus 163

Chapter 11 Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism: Reflections on People and Patterns in my Intellectual Development / Michael J. Mahoney 183

IV. Professional Memoirs of Experiential Therapists 201

Chapter 12 From Experiential to Eclectic Psychotherapist / Larry E. Beutler 203

Chapter 13 The Evolution of an Integrative Experiential Therapist / Arthur C. Bohart 221

Chapter 14 My Change Process: From Certainty Through Chaos to Complexity / Leslie S. Greenberg 247

Chapter 15 Pathways to a Relational Worldview / Lynne Jacobs 271

Chapter 16 The Integrative Experience of Psychotherapy Integration / Barry E. Wolfe 289

V. Therapists Are Simply More Human Than Otherwise 313

Chapter 17 Conclusion: A Perspective on How Therapists Change / Marvin R. Goldfried 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1557987270

OCLC:

44266298