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Editor Carolyn Lennox characterizes the redecision therapist as a director in an improvisational theater. Guided by the client's personal contract for change, the therapist helps the client select and rewrite old scripts in which he or she was cast as victim. By keeping the dialogue moving and assisting the client in confronting negative messages, the therapist supports revision of the last act so that the self can be experienced as triumphant protagonist and the victory can be carried over into everyday life. This compendium of contributions from twenty-two experienced redecision therapists first addresses issues of theory-how to negotiate a clear contract for change, how to identify client impasses, how to access the client's potential for creativity (what transactional analysis calls the natural child )-and then illustrates applications of the theory in the treatment of depression, anxiety, bulimia, PTSD, and so forth in individuals and groups and in private, HMO, and hospital settings. Closing chapters discuss redecision therapy training and supervision. The book's thoroughly accessible approach to brief, action-oriented therapy will be welcomed by students and practitioners alike as what Dr. Lennox gracefully terms teachable and learnable magic.Product Identifiers
PublisherJason Aronson Inc. Publishers
ISBN-139780765700438
eBay Product ID (ePID)86485497
Product Key Features
Number of Pages314 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRedecision Therapy: a Brief, Action-Oriented Approach
Publication Year1997
SubjectPsychology
TypeTextbook
AuthorCarolyn E. Lennox
Subject AreaClinical Psychology
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Weight531 g
Additional Product Features
EditorCarolyn E. Lennox
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States