Mastering resistance : a practical guide to family therapy
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Mastering resistance : a practical guide to family therapy
(The Guilford family therapy series)
Guilford Press, c1983
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Bibliography: p. 247-251
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Resistance--any attitude or behavior of the therapist, patient, or system that resists change--is integral to every therapeutic relationship. Family therapists are all too familiar with challenges to their professional credentials, families' reluctance to convene for treatment, cancellations, rejection of therapy, requests to exclude a family member, and numerous other maneuvers that frustrate therapeutic goals. Mastering Resistance presents concrete, accessible strategies for coping directly with specific, commonly encountered problems of resistance. Moreover, it demonstrates how resistance can effectively be used to foster a stronger therapist-client alliance.
Table of Contents
1. Resistance
2. Initial Resistances
3. Contract-Related Resistances
4. Challenges to the Therapist's Competence
5. Common Resistances in Ongoing Treatment
6. Resistances Produced by Helping Systems
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