Critical Issues in Psychotherapy : Translating New Ideas into Practice

by Brent D. Slife

• ISBN13: 9780761920809
• ISBN10: 0761920803
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-28
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

"The contributors are an esteemed group that have played significant roles in shaping contemporary understanding of the issues they will be addressing. The number of chapters coincides with the number of weeks in a typical semester, increasing its use as a course text." a??Brian Vandenberg, University of Missouri-St. Louis A landmark publication, Critical Issues in Psychotherapy moves the discipline into the new millennium by addressing many of the fielda??s new and revolutionary approaches. Through illustrative therapy cases and practitioner commentaries, this text examines both the newer and the more established models in psychotherapy. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this volume translates the new approaches to psychotherapy, making them more accessible to students. Organized around the issues that are fundamental to psychotherapy, chapters include information on empirically validated treatments, mainstream theories, individualism, spirituality, multiculturalism, moral and legal discourse, and managed care. Bringing together an esteemed group of authorities, this will be the ideal text for students in advanced courses in psychotherapy and counseling practice and theory.

Author Biography

Sally H. Barlow is Professor in the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Lorna Smith Benjamin, PhD, for many years was Professor of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison Lynne A. Bennion is an Associate Clinical Professor at the Brigham Young University Counseling and Career Center Allen E. Bergin is Professor Emeritus at Brigham Young University in the Department of Psychology in Provo, Utah Marian S. Bergin is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in American Fork, Utah Constance T. Fischer is Professor of Psychology, and Director of the Psychology Clinic at Duquesne University Blaine J. Fowers is Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Miami James M. Harper, PhD, is Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and Director of the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University Barbara S. Held, PhD, is the Barry N. Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine Lisa Tsoi Hoshmand, PhD, is Professor and Division Director of the Division of Counseling and Psychology at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts Lynn D. Johnson received his PhD from the University of Utah in counseling psychology. He has worked in mental health centers and in private practice, and in 1984 formed The Brief Therapy Center of Utah, located in Salt Lake City Daniel K. Judd is Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Jeanne Marecek is Professor of Psychology and a member of the Women's Studies Program at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania Stanley B. Messer is Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey Louis A. Moench, MD, practices general and forensic psychiatry in Salt Lake City, Utah Stevan Lars Nielsen is Associate Clinical Professor at the Brigham Young University (BYU) Counseling and Career Center in Provo, Utah Judy Norman, DSW, LCSW, is Associate Professor, School of Social Work, at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Kay Packard is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah Ted Packard is Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and a former Director of the Counseling Center at the University of Utah Agnes M. Plenk is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah and in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Donald E. Polkinghorne is Professor in the Division of Counseling Psychology at the University of Southern California, where he holds the Attallah Chair in Humanistic Psychology Marybeth Raynes is a marriage and family therapist and clinical social social worker who maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Salt Lake City, Utah Jeffrey S. Reber is Assistant Professor of Psychology at State University of West Georgia Frank C. Richardson is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin Daniel N. Robinson is Distinguished Research Professor and Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. and Faculty Fellow at Oxford University Joseph F. Rychlak is Professor Emeritus at Loyola University of Chicago Brent D. Slife is currently Professor in the Department of Psychology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Amy Fisher Smith is Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at Texas AandM University-Commerce Diane L. Spangler received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon Hendrika Vande Kemp is Professor of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary Richard N. Williams is Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah Robert L. Woolfolk is currently Visiting Professor of Psychology at Princeton University Timothy J. Zeddies, PhD, is an Associate Clinical Psychologist, Camino Real Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	xi
Brent D. Slife
Empirically Supported Treatments
Empirically Supported Treatments: What's a Nonbehaviorist to Do?	3	(18)
Stanley B. Messer
Commentary	21	(8)
Marian S. Bergin
Assessment
Psychological Assessment: From Objectification Back to the Life World	29	(16)
Constance T. Fischer
Commentary	45	(6)
Stevan Lars Nielsen
Biologization of Psychotherapy
The Biologization of Psychotherapy: Understanding the Nature of Influence	51	(18)
Richard N. Williams
Commentary	69	(8)
Louis A. Moench
Spirituality
The Phenomenon of Spirit in a Secular Psychotherapy	77	(16)
Sally H. Barlow
Allen E. Bergin
Commentary	93	(6)
Lorna Smith Benjamin
Culture
Psychotherapy as an Instrument of Culture	99	(16)
Lisa Tsoi Hoshmand
Commentary	115	(6)
Lynne A. Bennion
Managed Care
Managed Care Programs: What Do Clinicians Need?	121	(20)
Donald E. Polkinghorne
Commentary	141	(6)
Lynn D. Johnson
Individualism
Individualism and Modern Psychotherapy	147	(18)
Frank C. Richardson
Timothy J. Zeddies
Commentary	165	(6)
Judy Norman
The Scientist-Practitioner Model
The Patient-Philosopher Evaluates the Scientist-Practitioner: A Case Study	171	(16)
Hendrika Vande Kemp
Commentary	187	(8)
James M. Harper
Free Will/Determinism
Psychotherapy as Practical Teleology: Viewing the Person as Agent	195	(10)
Joseph F. Rychlak
Commentary	205	(8)
Diane L. Spangler
Eclecticism
Eclecticism in Psychotherapy: Is it Really the Best Substitute for Traditional Theories?	213	(22)
Brent D. Slife
Jeffrey S. Reber
Commentary	235	(6)
Ted Packard
Kay Packard
Postmodernism
The Postmodern Turn: What It Means for Psychotherapy---and What it Doesn't	241	(16)
Barbara S. Held
Commentary	257	(6)
Amy Fisher Smith
Multiculturalism
Culture, Identity, and Loyalty: New Pathways for a Culturally Aware Psychotherapy	263	(18)
Blaine J. Fowers
Commentary	281	(6)
Agnes M. Plenk
Diagnosis
``Objectivity'' in Diagnosis and Treatment: A Philosophical Analysis	287	(12)
Robert L. Woolfolk
Commentary	299	(6)
Daniel K. Judd
Feminism
Bringing Feminist Issues to Therapy	305	(16)
Jeanne Mareck
Commentary	321	(4)
Marybeth Raynes
Conclusion: The Values of Psychotherapy	325	(6)
Daniel N. Robinson
Name Index	331	(4)
Subject Index	335	(10)
About the Editors and Contributors	345