Dual realities : the search for meaning : psychodynamic therapy with physically ill people / edited by Ruth Archer ; foreword by David M. Black.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Archer, Ruth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Little has been written about psychotherapy with the seriously physically ill and this book seeks to remedy that. The title Dual Realities refers to the inner reality of the individuals internal world and the outer reality of their illness and the interaction between the two. Out of this arena came an understanding that what is important for the client/patient is the meaning, for them, of their illness. Dual Realities aims to show how therapists can work effectively with ill or disabled people, by facing their fears, adjusting their technique and by learning from their patients. To the general reader it offers an insight into this important area of psychotherapeutic work. To us all it gives the opportunity to discover the courage of those who were willing to pursue the path of psychotherapy in the search for wholeness and meaning in their illness and who have allowed their explorations to be published. This book will be of value to both qualified and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists who find themselves working with clients/patients who are seriously physically ill or disabled.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Assessing clients witha serious physical illness or disability for psychodynamic therapy; CHAPTER TWO Emotional reactions to serious diagnosis; CHAPTER THREE Living with a life-threatening tumour: in search of meaning and creativity; CHAPTER FOUR Avoiding the issues: the consequences of poorly managed diabetes; CHAPTER FIVE Living in the shadow of death; CHAPTER SIX "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step"; CHAPTER SEVEN Working with dual realities: psychological and physical

CHAPTER EIGHT What did you say? What did you mean?CHAPTER NINE Becoming free; CHAPTER TEN A life well lived: the challenge of progressive disability; CHAPTER ELEVEN Who am I, that I might become? The spiritual dimension in work with people who are seriously physically ill; CHAPTER TWELVE Inner worlds-outer realities.The dying person in counselling and psychotherapy; CHAPTER THIRTEEN Supervision of counsellors working with seriously physically ill patients; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-163) and index.

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ISBN:

0-429-91303-6

0-429-89880-0

0-429-47403-2

1-283-06900-8

9786613069009

1-84940-502-6

9780429474033

OCLC:

723945215