Full Description
What happens when clients amp ndash and practitioners amp ndash get in the way of the therapy process? Therapy-interfering behavior (TIB) is a common concern. It can be intentional or unintentional, strategic or automatic, calculated or absent-minded, and sometimes it may come from the practitioner, or be mutually acted out with the client.
This highly approachable book presents strategies using a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) framework, and addresses a large variety of common therapeutic challenges -- including problems with attendance, homework compliance, passive or aggressive behavior, and avoidance. Supported by empirical discussion, case studies, and examples of therapeutic interactions, Managing Therapy-Interfering Behavior: Strategies from Dialectical Behavior Therapy also takes the bold step of addressing how therapists can address their own therapy-interfering behavior. Topics such as therapist burnout and what to do when clients appear to be pushing therapeutic limits are covered.
The strategies presented apply to many types of patients, in many settings. With original research, detailed procedures, and concise syntheses of the large amount of research available, this book is a vital source for both seasoned DBT clinicians and those seeking to introduce elements of DBT in their clinical practice. With a foreword by Marsha M. Linehan.
Contents
Foreword
Marsha M. Linehan
Acknowledgments
Chapter : Why People Get in Their Own Way
Chapter 2: Core Dialectical Behavior Therapy Principles Applied to Therapy-Interfering Behavior
Chapter 3: Core Dialectical Behavior Therapy Strategies for Managing Therapy-Interfering Behavior
Chapter 4: Setting the Stage: Orienting and Observing Limits
Chapter 5: Enhancing Therapy Attendance
Chapter : Enhancing Psychotherapy Homework Compliance
Chapter 7: Effectively Responding to Anger
Chapter 8: How to Confront Therapy-Interfering Behavior
Chapter 9: Helping Clients Overcome Avoidance
Chapter : Responding to Sexually Related Behavior
Chapter : Ending Therapy Effectively
Chapter 2: When the Therapist Gets in the Way
References
Index
About the Authors
