The Practice of Person-Centred Couple and Family Therapy

ISBN-13: 9780230233188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 200 str.

Charles J O'Leary

Opis

This inviting and insightful book is for all practitioners of family and couple therapy who seek a deeper understanding of the potential of the therapeutic relationship for facilitating change and reconciliation in their clients. Its wealth of discussion, examples, and advice will also be invaluable for trainees considering a career in this field.

Spis treści

Introduction.- The Challenges of Person-Centred Relationship Therapy.- The Tasks of a Relationship Therapist.- Staying Personal while Thinking Systems.- The Core Conditions of the Person-Centred Approach.- Couple Therapy: A Person-Centred Way.- Person-centred Therapy with Gay and Lesbian couples.- Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents.- A Person-Centred Couple and Family Therapist.

O autorze

Dr CHARLES J. O'LEARY is a licensed marriage and family therapist and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Approved Supervisor in private practice in Denver, Colorado, USA. He has held faculty positions teaching graduate students at National University, San Diego, California, San Diego State University and Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Charlie is the author of Counseling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach, published by Sage in 1999, which has sold over 3000 copies in English and been translated into Italian and Japanese.

Blurb

In The Practice of Person Centred Couple and Family Therapy, Charles O'Leary offers a rich description of relationship therapy that draws on the resources of both person-centred psychotherapy and systemic and family therapy to present a skilful, respectful and empathic approach to working with couples and families.

Grounded in detailed descriptions of client goals and predicaments, the book takes an inside look at the therapist's options and decision-making with both clarity and compassion. Written in a refreshing, lively and personal style, the book:

• Provides an abundance of ideas and techniques relevant to each step of the therapeutic process.
• Addresses the complexity of family and couple therapy, including chapters on working with same-sex couples and working with children and adolescents.
• Offers humanistic depth and breadth to a challenging area of practice, with a strong value base and a philosophy that always privileges the client's viewpoint.

Clear, concise, and highly readable, this is a vital, thought-provoking text for students, trainees and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy working with couples and families.