基本説明
The provocative ideas in this book will be welcomed by therapists and counselors who work with offenders, probationers, involuntarily committed patients and, more broadly, other dlients who fail to make progress.
Full Description
Stanley L. Brodsky demonstrates how therapists can tailor their interventions to avoid impasses, build a firm alliance with the coerced and reluctant client, and help him or her develop more productive behaviors. Through the use of case material, the author demonstrates that interacting creatively with reluctant clients can lead to significant breakthroughs.
The provocative ideas in this book will be welcomed by therapists and counselors who work with offenders, probationers, involuntarily committed patients and, more broadly, other clients who fail to make progress.
Contents
Introduction
I. Treating the Clients Nobody Wants
Coerced and Reluctant Clients
Reluctant and Coerced Therapists
II. Not Asking Questions
Don't Ask Questions: General Principles
Don't Ask Questions: Why They Don't Work With Coerced Clients
Don't Ask Why
Clients Asking Questions
III. Therapeutic Frames of Reference
Objective Self-Awareness
Clients' Personal Constructs and Repertoire
Additional Approaches to Therapy
IV. Working With Client Hostility, Scorn, and Avoidance
Hostility and Scorn
Avoidance
Illustrative Cases
V. Conclusion
Final Observations
References
Index
About the Author
