Description
Psychotherapy, like most other areas of health care, is a synthesis of scientific technique and artistic expression. The practice, like any other, is grounded in a series of standardized principles, theories, and techniques. Individual practitioners define themselves within the field by using these basic tools to achieve their therapeutic goals in novel ways, applying these rudimentary skills and guiding principles to each situation. However, a toolbox full of treatment approaches, no matter how comprehensive, is not enough to effectively reach your patients. Effective work can only be accomplished through a synthesis of the fundamental scientific methods and the creative application of these techniques, approaches, and strategies.
The Art and Science of Psychotherapy offers invaluable insight into the creative side of psychotherapy. The book addresses the fundamental split between researchers and scholars who use scientific methods to develop disorder-specific treatment techniques and those more clinically inclined therapists who emphasize the individual, interpersonal aspects of the therapeutic process. With contributions from leading therapists, the editors have compiled a practical handbook for clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.
Author: Stefan G. Hofmann
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 12/13/2006
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.43w x 1.15d
ISBN13: 9780415952156
ISBN10: 0415952158
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Counseling
- Psychology | Mental Health
About the Author
Stefan G. Hofmann, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology at Boston University and the director of the social anxiety program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
Joel Weinberger, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology at Adelphi University.
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