Constructivist Psychotherapy: A Narrative Hermeneutic Approach Contributor(s): Chiari, Gabriele (Author), Nuzzo, Maria Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415413133 ISBN-13: 9780415413138 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: Constructivist Psychotherapy reviews the constructivist trends in psychotherapy, allowing the reader to enter a new dialogue and elaborating on Kelly's personal construct theory and the implications for psychotherapeutic theory and practice. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling - Psychology | Mental Health |
Dewey: 616.891 |
LCCN: 2009013225 |
Series: Advancing Theory in Therapy |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 232 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Psychotherapy has undergone major changes in recent years, with a variety of new approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy joining the more traditional and widespread schools of thought. These new approaches all share the epistemological assumption of constructivism, which states that there are alternative ways of looking at events and that we interpret events according to how we see the world. Constructivist Psychotherapy reviews the constructivist trends in psychotherapy which link these new approaches, allowing the reader to enter an entirely new dialogue. The book traces constructivist thought, elaborating on Kelly's personal construct theory and the implications for psychotherapeutic theory and practice. Areas of discussion include:
Setting constructivist psychotherapy within its therapeutic, social and philosophical context and using case studies throughout, the book revisits 'Kellian' ideas and theories, bringing them up to date, to explore what it is to be a constructivist psychotherapist today. As such this book will be of interest to all psychotherapists, as well as anyone with an interest in the psychotherapeutic field. |