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Myths, misconceptions, and invalid assumptions of counseling and psychotherapy /

"In Myths, Misconceptions, and Invalid Assumptions about Counseling the authors examine the science, art, and certainties and uncertainties of psychotherapy. In this book we have selected several dozen issues in our field, many of which are considered generally accepted principles or operating...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kottler, Jeffrey A. (Author), Balkin, Richard S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Counseling.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling
counseling.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Social Work.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Psychotherapy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "1. What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Really
  • 2. How Myths and Misconceptions Have Shaped Our World
  • 3. How and Why Myths and Misconceptions Endure
  • 4. Some Tenuous Assumptions and Conceptions
  • "5. If Research Is So Important, Why Do We Often Ignore
  • 6. When Therapy Fails
  • 7. How We Really Learn to Do Therapy
  • "8. Intake Interviews
  • The "Real" Problem and the Best Way
  • 9. What's So Special About the 50-Minute Hour?
  • 10. Who Are the Most Exceptional Clinicians?
  • 11. Why the Effects of Therapy Don't Often Last
  • 12. Scolding Therapists About Social Justice and Advocacy
  • 13. Mythology and Ethics
  • 14. Balancing Hope and Despair and the Real Reasons for Burnout
  • 15. Last Chapter, But Not the End
  • References
  • Index.