Termination in psychotherapy : a psychodynamic model of processes and outcomes / by Anthony S. Joyce ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joyce, Anthony S.

American Psychological Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy--Termination.

Psychotherapy.

Psychotherapist and patient.

Psychotherapy--methods.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Treatment Outcome.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy--methods.

Professional-Patient Relations.

Treatment Outcome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"A successful termination phase is critically important to psychotherapy of any orientation. While this is generally accepted, a host of uncertainties continue to surround this phase of treatment. The authors of Termination in Psychotherapy: A Psychodynamic Model of Processes and Outcomes synthesize and evaluate the clinical, theoretical, and empirical literature on termination. They then offer their own termination phase model, designed to help psychotherapists understand and address the full range of both patient and therapist responses that must be considered as therapy winds down and the patient prepares for life after treatment. The authors show how the boundary between the working phase of therapy and the termination phase can be recognized and used to mark the shift into the process of ending therapy. They describe the outcomes that are particular to the termination phase and distinct from the outcomes of treatment and give close attention to the tasks and other practical considerations associated with each of these termination outcomes. Developed in the context of longer term, dynamically oriented psychotherapy, the book's general model provides a useful framework for understanding the termination phase across theoretical orientations and treatment modalities and structures, including group therapy"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Identifying fundamental principles and defining outcomes of termination

The process of termination

Orientation of therapy and termination

Structure of therapy and termination

Patient characteristics and variations in termination process and outcomes

Patient-initiated termination

Therapist-initiated termination

Themes, recommendations, and suggestions for empirical research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

1591477301

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.