Humanistic psychotherapies : handbook of research and practice / David J. Cain, editor, Julius Seeman, associate editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cain, David J.

Seeman, Julius, 1915-

Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanistic psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 701 pages ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2002]

Summary:

Humanistic Psychotherapies offers readers an outstanding compendium of the latest research and practice techniques in this important field. In addition to the editors' comprehensive overview of the history, defining characteristics, and evolution of humanistic psychotherapies, leading experts illustrate significant research results in the last decades and document the effectiveness of major humanistic therapeutic approaches, including client-centered, Gestalt, existential, and experiential. The research presented shows these approaches to be equivalent and, in many cases, superior to others in treating a wide range of psychopathology. Contributors also offer guidelines for practice and introduce innovative and sophisticated methods for working with an increasingly difficult, diverse, and complex range of individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Contents:

I Historical and Conceptual Foundations 1

Chapter 1. Defining Characteristics, History, and Evolution of Humanistic Psychotherapies / David J. Cain 3

II Overviews of Research 55

Chapter 2. The Effectiveness of Humanistic Therapies: A Meta-Analysis / Robert Elliott 57

Chapter 3. Process

Outcome Research on Humanistic Therapy Variables / Rainer Sachse, Robert Elliott 83

Chapter 4. Experiencing Psychotherapy: Grounded Theory Studies / David L. Rennie 117

III Major Therapeutic Approaches 145

Chapter 5. Client-Centered Therapy: The Evolution of a Revolution / Jerold D. Bozarth, Fred M. Zimring, Reinhard Tausch 147

Chapter 6. Contacting Gestalt Therapy / Uwe Strumpfel, Rhonda Goldman 189

Chapter 7. Focusing-Oriented/Experiential Psychotherapy / Marion N. Hendricks 221

Chapter 8. Existential Psychotherapies / Russell A. Walsh, Brian McElwain 253

Chapter 9. Process

Experiential Psychotherapy / Robert Elliott, Leslie S. Greenberg 279

IV Therapeutic Modalities 307

Chapter 10. Treating Couples and Families From the Humanistic Perspective: More Than the Symptom, More Than Solutions / Susan Johnson, Christine Boisvert 309

Chapter 11. Humanistic Group Psychotherapy / Richard C. Page, James F. Weiss, Germain Lietaer 339

Chapter 12. Humanistic Play Therapy / Sue Carlton Bratton, Dee Ray 369

Chapter 13. The Empirical Validation of Relationship Enhancement Couple and Family Therapy / Michael P. Accordino, Bernard G. Guerney, Jr. 403

V Therapeutic Issues and Applications 443

Chapter 14. Re-Visioning Empathy / Jeanne C. Watson 445

Chapter 15. The Self in Psychotherapy / William Watson Purkey, Paula Helen Stanley 473

Chapter 16. Emotion in Humanistic Psychotherapy / Leslie S. Greenberg, Lorne M. Korman, Sandra C. Paivio 499

Chapter 17. Therapist Relational Variables / Ted P. Asay, Michael J. Lambert 531

Chapter 18. Client Variables and Psychotherapy Outcomes / David M. Gonzalez 559

Chapter 19. Humanistic Psychotherapy for People With Schizophrenia / Garry Prouty 579

VI Analysis and Synthesis 603

Chapter 20. Future Directions in Research on Humanistic Psychotherapy / William B. Stiles 605

Chapter 21. Looking Back, Looking Ahead: A Synthesis / Julius Seeman 617.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

ISBN:

1557987874

OCLC:

46729378