On the leading edge of the new solution-oriented and narrative
approaches, this book presents groundbreaking work converging
around the idea that psychotherapy is primarily a special kind of
conversation that elicits clients' strengths, competencies, and
solutions. The therapist is seen as an expert in creating
conversations that reveal clients' expertise and empower them to
change. The book was conceived around a conference that took place
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1992. In the meeting rooms and the
hallways, over morning coffee and late into the night, the
conversations among all conference participants - presenters and
attendees - were intense and dynamic. People engaged in ongoing
conversations about therapy, defining and redefining their
positions in, as Bill O'Hanlon has called it, "the third wave" of
psychotherapy. Readers will sense the flavor and excitement of
those Tulsa discussions in the dialogue of chapters and
commentaries in Therapeutic Conversations. Here contributors not
only present their latest views on ways to empower clients but also
discuss such issues as positioning of the therapist, time as a
dimension in psychotherapy, the uses of rituals and stories, and
the differences been "exceptions" and "unique outcomes".
Representing various perspectives on narrative, conversational, and
solution-focused therapies, the contributors include, among others,
Bill O'Hanlon, Steve de Shazer, John Weakland, Michele
Weiner-Davis, and Stephen Gilligan. There is a distinctly
international flavor, with contributions from Karl Tomm of Canada,
Michael White of Australia, and David Epston of New Zealand.
Whether venturing into the Theoretical Conversations of Part I or
the ClinicalApplications of Part II, readers will find themselves
stimulated not only to try new ways to converse therapeutically but
also to participate in the continuing conversation that defines the
practice of psychotherapy.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 1993 |
First published: |
November 1993 |
Editors: |
Stephen Gilligan
• Reese E. Price
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 151 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
362 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-70590-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-393-70590-0 |
Barcode: |
9780393705904 |
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