| Mastering Resistance: A Practical Guide to Family Therapy Contributor(s): Anderson, Carol M. (Author), Stewart, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0898620449 ISBN-13: 9780898620443 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1983 Annotation: Resistance--any attitude or behavior of the therapist, patient, or system that resists change--is integral to every therapeutic relationship. Family therapists are all too familiar with challenges to their professional credentials, families' reluctance to convene for treatment, cancellations, rejection of therapy, requests to exclude a family member, and numerous other maneuvers that frustrate therapeutic goals. Mastering Resistance presents concrete, accessible strategies for coping directly with specific, commonly encountered problems of resistance. Moreover, it demonstrates how resistance can effectively be used to foster a stronger therapist-client alliance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Reference - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Couples & Family - Medical | Psychiatry - General |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 82021033 |
| Series: Guilford Family Therapy |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.23" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 259 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Resistance--any attitude or behavior of the therapist, patient, or system that resists change--is integral to every therapeutic relationship. Family therapists are all too familiar with challenges to their professional credentials, families' reluctance to convene for treatment, cancellations, rejection of therapy, requests to exclude a family member, and numerous other maneuvers that frustrate therapeutic goals. Mastering Resistance presents concrete, accessible strategies for coping directly with specific, commonly encountered problems of resistance. Moreover, it demonstrates how resistance can effectively be used to foster a stronger therapist-client alliance. |