Therapists' Dilemmas

Seminars by Professor Windy Dryden. See the man live and in action. To find outmore and to book your place go to www.cityminds.com______________________________... » 

Seminars by Professor Windy Dryden. See the man live and in action. To find outmore and to book your place go to www.cityminds.com________________________________________This book is really about how therapists resolve discomforting conflicts andwhat such conflicts reveal about the nature of therapy. Windy Dryden approachesthis task by way of a series of interviews with experienced therapists from arange of therapeutic backgrounds... the interviews are both readable andengaging... and often give us as much insight into the therapists themselves asto the dilemmas.... This book would clearly serve as a useful source ofdiscussion for students of therapy or counselling. It is also a thoughtful andinteresting read for any practitioner Clinical Psychology ForumThis collection of interviews examines crucial issues of uncertainty whichleading British and American therapists have encountered during the course oftheir work. This revised edition includes a new chapter by Tim Bond.Using a conversational model the therapists are questioned about their owndilemmas past and present as practitioners. Focusing on the similarities inthe therapists experiences of working with clients six main dilemma themesemerged from these interviews compromise dilemmas boundary dilemmas dilemmasof allegiance role dilemmas dilemmas of responsibility and impasse dilemmas.Discussion issues are put forward at the end of each interview to encouragereaders to explore further particular problems that surfaced during the courseof the dialogue. «