Relational savoring : using guided reflection to strengthen relationships and improve outcomes in therapy / Jessica L. Borelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borelli, Jessica L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Psychological aspects.

Psychotherapy.

Interpersonal Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Interpersonal Relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (ix, 329 pages))

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2024]

Summary:

"This book is for mental health professionals (psychologists, social workers, and therapists), graduate students, and educators. As therapists, so often they are chasing "the problem"-listening to their clients and following their hurt or pain. Positive connection with others provide essential psychological benefits. Relational savoring helps clients reflect on and value these experiences and relationships, to achieve improved relationship satisfaction and better emotion regulation. This book blends research, theory, expert clinical guidance, and compelling case examples to show how therapists can use the relational savoring approach with clients. The therapists first help clients choose an appropriate memory to savor, then guide them through a reflection exercise where they reflect on the emotions, thoughts, and significance associated with a close-connected experience occurring within an attachment relationship (e.g., parent-child or intimate partnerships). Relational savoring is an ideal complement to other, ongoing interventions. Organized into three main parts, by the end of reading this book, the readers will understand the theoretical basis underlying relational savoring (Part I) and have a solid grasp of the technical elements of the intervention, including how to anticipate and address areas of potential difficulty when using relational savoring with the clients (Part II). They will also emerge with a sense of how relational savoring can be tailored to fit the needs of different clinical populations and how it can be modified to be consistent with the values of a community organization without losing its defining features (Part III)."--Preface (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Overview of Relational Savoring

Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Support

2. Theoretical Principles Underlying Relational Savoring

3. Evidence Base for Relational Savoring

Part II. The How-To of Relational Savoring

4. Phase One: Memory Generation

5. Phase Two: Memory Reflection

6. Addressing General Areas of Difficulty and Clinical Techniques to Circumvent Them

Part III. Relational Savoring in Clinical Context

7. Tailoring Your Relational Savoring Intervention to Your Individual Client

8. Adapting Relational Savoring to be Appropriate for Individuals with Specific Mental Health Concerns

9. Relational Savoring in Couples and Families

10. The Cultural Congruence of Relational Savoring and Partnering with Community Agencies to Heighten It

Afterword: Relational Savoring for Clinicians.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2024.

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Other Format:

Print version: Relational savoring

ISBN:

1433840677

9781433840678

1433840685

9781433840685

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