Susanne Slay-Westbrook

Respect-Focused Therapy

Honoring Clients through the Therapeutic Relationship and Process

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Therapists have a unique opportunity and responsibility to provide a respectful environment for their clients, yet respect has not received adequate attention in the psychotherapy community and related research. Respect-Focused Therapy: Honoring Clients Through the Therapeutic Relationship and Process sets forth the formulation of respect-focused therapy (RFT), a new approach to psychotherapy that addresses the quality of the client-therapist relationship and therapeutic process. This volume treats respect as a combination of action, attitude and open-mindedness, urging therapists to recognize their own biases and beliefs and be willing to suspend them for the benefit of their clients. Using Martin Buber's "I-Thou" relationship as a conceptual model, Slay-Westbrook provides core principles of respect and demonstrates how to incorporate these into the therapeutic relationship to best foster a healing environment.

Produktdetails

• Explorations in Mental Health
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis; Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 208g
• ISBN-13: 9780367196103
• ISBN-10: 0367196107
• Artikelnr.: 57058448

Autorenporträt

Susanne Slay-Westbrook is a practicing professional counselor and marriage and family therapist in Texas, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Setting the Stage: The I-Thou Therapeutic Relationship 2. Establishing
the Central Theme in the Discussion: Bringing Respect into the Room 3.
Processing Disrespect: Honoring Pain and Loss 4. Rebuilding the Self:
Growing into Personal Respect 5. Interpersonal Respect: Couples Relating
Respectfully 6. Parenting Respectfully: Families Developing Healthy Bonds
7. Group Therapy: Strangers Learning to Respect Themselves and Others 8.
Enlarging the Circle: Transpersonal Respect, Multiculturalism and Social
Justice 9. Therapist Respect Thyself: Maintaining Balance and Self Care.
Conclusion

Rezensionen

"It's rare to find a new, emerging approach so comprehensive and concrete. This represents a dynamic move forward for the mental health and social service field." - Gena M. Minnix, Seminary of the Southwest, TX

"With a sound theoretical base in familiar developmental and psychological theory, Slay-Westbrook offers a unique framework for clinicians that makes respect a centerpiece of the therapeutic process and highlights the importance of respect as a focus in helping to heal damage done by its absence." - Diane M. Harvey, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, TX