Description
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.
Author: Susanne Slay-Westbrook
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/07/2019
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9780367196103
ISBN10: 0367196107
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Counseling
- Psychology | Mental Health
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Couples & Family
About the Author
Susanne Slay-Westbrook is a practicing professional counselor and marriage and family therapist in Texas, USA.
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