NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THEORY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH

This book provides an up-to-date account of recent perspectives in psychotherapy. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field who teaches the specialty as well as being a practicing therapist and clinical researcher.

The major systems of psychotherapy are explained in sufficient detail to ve valuable to the experienced clinician and yet at the same time provide a thorough and comprehensible introduction to the beginning psychotherapist.

The chapters provide an analysis of the historical, philosophical, and pragmatic issues involved in each of the major therapies, as well as in family and group therapy. The book also provides detailed analyses of Methodological Issues in Psychotherapy, Self-help, General Therapeutic Factors, Clinical Hypnosis, and Bereavement Counselling.