Name: The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition By Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
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The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition by Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Explore the inner world of therapy and learn how to integrate your life experiences in the consultation room!The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition explores the value of appropriate personal sharing with clients on the part of the social worker, psychologist, therapist, and physician in order to establish a trusting and powerful therapeutic bond. You will learn why this once-radical concept is now much more widely accepted and is being used with individuals, families, couples, and groups. This new edition expands upon its predecessor with new research, numerous case studies, tables, figures, interviews, and diagnostic criteria. In this important text, you will discover how to conduct inspiring sessions that are deeply spiritual and transcendent to clients. The Use of Self in Therapy explores exposing your inner world in therapy to help clients feel comfortable enough to reveal their own vulnerabilities and life experiences, thus creating a healing atmosphere. To help you apply appropriate techniques to your own situations, The Use of Self in Therapy examines many case studies that highlight the benefits of this therapy practice and its effectiveness with a variety of clients.Some of the areas you will explore in The Use of Self in Therapy include:

bridging the relationship between the therapist and client(s)
facing your own pain, finiteness, and vulnerability to assist the client with similar dilemmas
using transference and countertransference to help heal your clients
realizing the differences in how the self functions when working with one, two, three, or more people in a therapy session
understanding your own yearnings, expectations, feelings, perceptions, and coping mechanisms, to help you better relate to your clientsThe Use of Self in Therapy is a thorough exploration of the importance of using your humanness to conduct successful therapy sessions. This intriguing text shows you the benefits of connecting and communicating with your clients beyond the outer world of theories and enables you to make positive changes in your clients'lives.

About the Editor
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Therapist Story
The Role of Self in Therapy
Power and Therapy
The Positive Use of the Self
My Use of My Self
Chapter 2. Interview with Carl Rogers on the Use of the Self in Therapy
Chapter 3. Some Philosophical and Psychological Contributions to the Use of Self in Therapy
Introduction
The Concept of the Self
The Contributions of Existential Philosophy
The Concept of the Self in Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry
The Influence of Existential Philosophy on Psychotherapy
Some Thoughts on the Use of Self in Psychotherapy
Chapter 4. Revealing Our Selves
Why Self-Disclosure?
Guidelines and Suggestions
Risks of Self-Disclosure
Benefits from Risking Openness
The Pull of a Style
Medical Practice
Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
Child Psychiatry and Family Therapy
Chapter 5. The Differing Selves
Chapter 6. Uses of Self in Integrated Contextual Systems Therapy
An Integrated Contextual Systems Model
Implications for the Trainee and Training
Problem-Solving Anecdotes: Interventions from My Life
One-Person Sculpture Fleshed Out
Rope As Metaphor for "Betweenness"
Chapter 7. The Person and Practice of the Therapist: Treatment and Training
Fundamental Therapeutic Skills
Theoretical Framework
Training Models for the Person of the Therapist
Goals in Training the Person of the Therapist
Person-Practice Training Format
Transcripts from a Trainee's Presentation
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Use of Multicultural Self for Effective Practice
Introduction
Defining the Multicultural Self
Multicultural Self As Person
Multicultural Self As Professional
Chapter 9. Are All Therapists Alike? Revisiting Research About the Use of Self in Therapy
Therapists' Definition and Awareness of Self
Critical Aspects of Therapeutic Relationships
Personal Characteristics Related to Use-of-Self Patterns
Summary
Chapter 10. Differential Use of Self by Therapists Following Their Own Trauma Experiences
Introduction
Method
Findings
Disconnection
Use of Self in Redefining Connections with Clients
Meaning Making: A New Integration
Conclusion
Chapter 11. Implications of the Wounded Healer Paradigm for the Use of Self in Therapy
Introduction
Polarities
The Myth of the Wounded-Healer
Recent Interest in the Wounded-Healer Paradigm
A Model for Viewing the Healing Process
Critical Elements in the Healing Process
Related Considerations
Summary
Chapter 12. The Self in Family Therapy: A Field Guide
Some Features of the Personal Self
The Self As It Appears in Therapy
Summary
Chapter 13. I Look for I: The Self of the Therapist--Part II
A Bridge Over Nonlogical Waters
This Self in Psychotherapy
A Developmental Schema for Distinguishing Among Psychotherapies
My Computer As a Model for Me Gaining Access to Myself
Epilogue
Index
Reference Notes Included

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Sku

GOR003328514

ISBN 13

9780789007452

ISBN 10

0789007452

Title

The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition by Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Author

Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Inc

Year published

1999-11-15

Number of pages

326

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition by Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

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The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition by Michele Baldwin (in private practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

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