Words and symbols : language and communication in therapy / Nicola Barden and Tina Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barden, Nicola.

Contributor:

Williams, Tina.

Series:

Core concepts in therapy.

Core concepts in therapy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Counseling.

Communication in psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.

Summary:

What lies behind the language we use as counsellors and psychotherapists? How does language fit into a therapeutic context? Can we truly say what we mean, and hear what is said, in the consulting room? This book takes apart and repositions the most basic of therapeutic tools - the language used to communicate between therapist and client.

Contents:

Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's foreword; At the Time David Constantine; Prologue - or before the word; Chapter 1 Learning language: historical and contemporary perspectives; Chapter 2 The words that make us: influences on the development of therapeutic language; Chapter 3 Language in therapy: words and symbols across theoretical frameworks; Chapter 4 Communication without words: another language?; Chapter 5 Being with the other: the role of language in therapy; Chapter 6 Agendered language: does language have a gender - and an agenda - of its own?

Epilogue - or after the wordReferences; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-281-12902-X

9786611129026

0-335-22950-6

OCLC:

243616279