Compassionate therapy : working with difficult clients
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Compassionate therapy : working with difficult clients
（The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series）
Jossey-Bass, c1992
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Compassionate Therapy explores the characteristics of difficult clients. Arguing that resistance and conflict can be a constructive force, Kottler shows how practitioners can use these struggles to examine their own abilities, deepen their compassion, and improve therapeutic flexibility and effectiveness.
Table of Contents
WHAT MAKES CLIENTS DIFFICULT. The Nature of Resistance. Profiles of Difficult Clients. Calling Clients Names. In the Eye of the Beholder. WHEN THE THERAPIST IS DIFFICULT. When Therapists Sabotage Themselves. Talking to the Winds. Games Therapists Play. SOME VERY DIFFICULT CLIENTS. In Case I Decide to Kill Myself. I'm Coming Back Until You Fix Me. You Can't Make Me Talk. I Don't Have a Problem He/She Does. I Already Told You This Before? Yes, No, Maybe, I Don't Know. MANAGING DIFFICULT CASES. Confronting Unresolved Issues. Thinking Constructively, Feeling Compassionately. Solidifying Therapeutic Alliances. Practical Strategies for Resolving Impasses. Rules of Engagement.
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