Fran Hedges

Reflexivity in Therapeutic Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how the therapist's own narratives can facilitate and stand in the way of effective therapeutic processes. Examining influences of family, culture and gender, the power of the emotions, and how language reveals our assumptions and prejudices, this book offers clear and concise guidance to help therapists and supervisors alike.

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Why do some therapeutic conversations go well but not others?

We all have prejudices and assumptions which influence how we describe the world and how we conduct our conversations with others. Therapists' own narratives can sometimes impede, rather than facilitate, effective therapeutic processes, with far-reaching effects on clients' lives. This unique and important book describes how self-reflexive practices can lead to more ethically responsible, collaborative and life-enhancing conversations.

Drawing on her many years' clinical experience, Fran Hedges explores self-reflexive practice in action, offering the reader a set of skills for assessing their own personal resources and stories and unpacking their professional belief systems. Each chapter:

- describes a single extended case study in psychotherapy as a source of analysis and illumination
- focuses on a particular theme, from the importance of language and emotion to the often-neglected significance of bodily responses.
- interweaves theory with self-reflection to offer a compelling blend of critical, conceptual and personal material.

This stimulating, innovative and practical book will appeal to trainee counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists as well as experienced mental health practitioners and supervisors who are looking for ways to invigorate and enhance their practice.

Produktdetails

• Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780230553088
• ISBN-10: 0230553087
• Artikelnr.: 27137094

Autorenporträt

Fran Hedges is head of the student counselling service at Roehampton, University of Surrey, UK, and formerly Director at Kensington Consultation Centre (now KCC International), where she set up and taught on the Diploma in Individual Systemic Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Vernon Cronen .- Introduction .- How our Stories Influence Therapeutic Conversations.- The Power of Emotions.- How Language Reveals Our Assumptions and Prejudices.- How Stories of Time Affect Our Conversations.- Transparency and Self Disclosure.- Listening to our Bodily Responses.- Putting it into Practice: Further Ideas and Resources.- Further Ideas and Resources for Supervisors .- Bibliography.