| Solution-Oriented Spirituality: Connection, Wholeness, and Possibility for Therapist and Client Contributor(s): O'Hanlon, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393710629 ISBN-13: 9780393710625 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling - Medical | Psychiatry - General |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2014042188 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.35 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although a growing number of Americans are turning to spirituality to help explain and supplement their lives, and a vast majority identify as religious, psychotherapy has long been reluctant to work alongside clients' sense of "something bigger." But what kind of resources might a spiritual sensibility offer from a mental health standpoint? How can therapists helpfully and respectfully integrate spiritual feelings into their work with clients? Bestselling author Bill O'Hanlon tackles these questions and others in this pioneering foray into the uses and pitfalls of spiritualities--both secular and religious--in a therapeutic setting. Here, spirituality is defined by its three integral components: a feeling of connection to something beyond oneself, a capacity for compassion or "feeling with," and a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to others and to the world. Each of these "3 Cs" comes with illustrative anecdotes, case vignettes, and specific techniques for unlocking clients' own spiritual resources. Solution-Oriented Spirituality is O'Hanlon at his best: erudite, conversational, and committed to mining any resource that might help clients get "unstuck" from constrictive behavioral and thought patterns. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Hanlon, Bill: - Bill O'Hanlon, is a founder of Possibility and Inclusive Therapies and is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including Out of the Blue, Becoming A Published Therapist, and Quick Steps to Resolving Trauma. He is a Diplomate, Board Member, Fellow and Master Therapist in the American Psychotherapy Association and was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit his website for more information: BillOHanlon.com. |