The Personal Is Political: Stories of Difference and Psychotherapy

ISBN-13: 9781352001709 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 177 str.

Martin Milton

Opis

Explores how therapists and counsellors can address the key issues of 'difference' in treating their clients. No matter how much the therapist knows, how knowledgeable they are or how expert they are, they all face the same dilemma - their clients are always unique, ever-changing, subjective beings. Through a series of case stories the author illustrates to develop context sensitive practice by offering insights into specific issues, client populations and therapeutic contexts. This book will appeal to students, newly qualified counsellors and more experienced professionals looking to develop their practice.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction: Politics and the Consulting Room.- Chapter 2 Difference in the Consulting Room: Theoretical and Professional Perspectives.- Chapter 3: Race, Taye: Racial difference and questions of belonging.- Chapter 4 Gender ‘Go on, be a good girl’: Amanda and the oppression of gender.- Chapter 5 Sexuality ‘Can I ask if you are gay?’ Kenny, toxic masculinity and homophobia.- Chapter 6: Faith, Neither mad, bad nor ill: Ravi, mental health and religious identity.- Chapter 7: Non-binary gender, Beyond the binary: Sam and gender.- Chapter 8: Disability, Politics of the unseen: Rhonda and hidden disability.- Chapter 9: Othering and the environment, Monique: The guilt of living while the planet dies.- Chapter 10: Big ‘P’ Politics, The Political is Personal: Jacinta and Brexit.- Chapter 11: Epilogue

O autorze

Martin Milton is Professor of Counselling Psychology at Regents University London, UK. He also runs an independent practice in psychotherapy and supervision. He is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Consultant Psychologist specializing in psychotherapy, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, and HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist.

Blurb

Psychological and psychotherapeutic practice faces a dilemma. No matter how much the practitioner learns, no matter how knowledgeable they become about human behaviour, their clients are always unique, ever-changing, subjective beings. Written by an eminent psychologist and psychotherapist, The Personal is Political explores how therapists can address the key issues of ‘difference’ when working with clients.

Since the times of Freud and Rogers, psychotherapy and counselling has relied heavily on the use of case studies to help understand issues. By taking a pluralistic approach and interweaving theory with a range of clinical stories offering insights into specific issues, client populations and therapeutic contexts, this book will enable readers to develop context-sensitive practice.

The Personal is Political is the perfect companion for students and trainees in applied psychology, psychotherapy and counseling. It will equally appeal to newly qualified counselors, and more experienced professionals looking to develop their practice.