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This authoritative overview of the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy offers a uniquely concise and systematic framework for understanding and comparing different models of working.
This authoritative overview of the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy offers a uniquely concise and systematic framework for understanding and comparing different models of working. Bringing together the philosophical and practical elements of a wide range of psychological therapies, Stephen Joseph examines the assumptions and values that unerpin different understandings of mental distress and the various approaches to psychological assessment and treatment. He sets his discussion in the context of the contemporary drive towards evidence-based practice.
This book will be essential reading for students of psychology and all newcomers to counselling and psychotherapy.
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Shows how the psychological therapies are affected by philosophy and theory
Brings together psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and humanistic ideas in one clear and easily navigable structure
Features well-chosen case studies that are revisited in each theoretical model
Includes handy summary charts, new 'topics for reflection', and a full glossary
Offers a uniquely clear and simple framework for students to compare and contrast different therapeutic approaches
Up-to-date research and new developments in theory discussed throughout
Strong pedagogy, including examples, tabulated summaries, summary points and glossary, makes this a versatile resource for teaching and study purposes
List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Preface Counselling and Psychotherapy Biomedical and Medical Approaches Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Approaches Behavioural and Cognitive Approaches Humanistic and Transpersonal Approaches Social and Cultural Approaches New Developments: Evidence-Based Practice, Eclectic and Integrated Approaches References Index
STEPHEN JOSEPH is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he is co-director of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, and an Honorary Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He is a senior practitioner member of the British Psychological Society's Register of Psychologists specialising in Psychotherapy.
STEPHEN JOSEPH is Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Care at the University of Nottingham, UK, where he is co-director of the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, and an Honorary Consultant Psychologist in Psychotherapy in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. He is a senior practitioner member of the British Psychological Society's Register of Psychologists specialising in Psychotherapy.
