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Abstract
In recent years, the benefits and applications of systemic therapy with individuals, in addition to its more traditional practice with families, has been increasingly recognized. This important new text, and much-welcomed addition to the popular Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy series, provides trainees and practitioners new to this approach, with a lively, accessible and thoroughly practical introduction to the key theoretical concepts and techniques.
FRAN HEDGES is head of the student counselling service at Roehampton, University of Surrey, UK, and formerly Director at Kensington Consultation Centre (now KCC International), where she set up and taught on the Diploma in Individual Systemic Counselling and Psychotherapy.
In recent years, the benefits and applications of systemic therapy with individuals, in addition to its more traditional practice with families, has been increasingly recognized. This important new text, and much-welcomed addition to the popular Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy series, provides trainees and practitioners new to this approach, with a lively, accessible and thoroughly practical introduction to the key theoretical concepts and techniques.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Contents | vii | ||
List of figures | viii | ||
Acknowledgements | ix | ||
1. Introduction | 1 | ||
2. Overview of Systemic Therapy: Theory/Practice | 8 | ||
3. Social Constructionist Approaches to Emotion and the Self | 27 | ||
4. The Importance of Context | 47 | ||
5. From Neutrality and Curiosity to Self–Other-Reflexivity | 66 | ||
6. Circular Questioning | 83 | ||
7. Hypothesising and Systemic Story Creation | 100 | ||
8. Future Dreaming and Appreciating Abilities | 119 | ||
9. Tracking an Episode | 138 | ||
10. Change: an Ethical Stance | 156 | ||
Appendix 1. The Milan Method: The Five-Part Session | 176 | ||
Appendix 2. Proforma: Introductory Consultation devised for the Counselling Service: Roehampton University | 178 | ||
Glossary | 180 | ||
Bibliography | 185 | ||
Index | 193 |