Language and narratives in counseling and psychotherapy / Scott T. Meier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meier, Scott T., 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Narrative therapy.

Psychotherapy.

Counseling psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub. Co., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""This is a useful book with carefully condensed material that will be useful to beginning counselors and other helping professionals. It takes a large and complex literature base and shakes it down to some core useful concepts that will whet the beginning student's appetite."". Rita Sommers-Flanagan , PhD Professor/Chair, Department of Counselor Education. , University of Montana. Narrative and language-based therapies help clients to see their presenting problems as separate from themselves through the assumption that they have many skills and competencies that will enable them to reduce the

Contents:

Introduction and foundations

Affective elements of narratives

Cognitive elements of narratives

Behavioral elements of narratives

Obstacles to therapeutic progress

Assessment

Future directions, briefly.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-49795-5

9786613593184

0-8261-0897-0

OCLC:

792688508