Terminating Psychotherapy: A Clinician's Guide

by O'Donohue; William T.

• ISBN13: 9780415954365
• ISBN10: 0415954363
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The topic of terminating therapy is not one that clinicians normally consider. However, the session limits placed on clinicians by managed care require that the end of therapy be built into the treatment plan from the onset. With a focus on the termination of psychotherapy, A Clinician's Guide examines the pertinent additional training that will aid mental health professionals in providing the most financially sensible and clinically deep treatment for their clients. Specifically, the book provides information on how to identify and understand when and how to discontinue psychological treatment with clients who have achieved sub-par results, as well as with clients who have ulterior motives such as friendship or support. The volume examines how to identify the client's motivations early in therapy in order to better plan the course of treatment and to effectively prepare for unplanned terminations. It supplies important additional training in its discussions on ethical dilemmas

Table of Contents

Issues, Controversies, and Strategies
Managed Care and Termination	p. 3
Forced Termination: Trainees' Treatment Terminations With Clients	p. 15
Premature Termination Issues Involving Psychoanalytic Therapy	p. 33
Terminating Psychotherapy Therapeutically	p. 53
Interruption Replaces Termination in Focused, Intermittent Psychotherapy Throughout the Lifecycle	p. 99
Clinical Case Conceptualizations and Termination of Psychotherapy	p. 121
Termination at Each Stage of Change	p. 147
Ethical Issues in Termination	p. 163
Termination in the Context of Various Treatment Models, Populations, and Patient Problems
A Relational Take on Termination in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy	p. 183
Termination and Long-Term Treatments	p. 205
Behavior Therapy and Termination	p. 229
Termination of Psychotherapy With Children	p. 251
Termination With Adolescents	p. 269
Termination of Psychotherapy With Older Adults	p. 283
Termination With Persons With Depressive Disorders	p. 303
Termination With Patients With Anxiety Disorders	p. 325
Termination With Patients With Psychotic Disorders	p. 345
Helping Them "Get Their Act Together?" An Action Theory Approach on Treatment Termination With Patients Suffering From Personality Disorders	p. 363
Termination of Substance Abuse Treatment: An Ending or a Beginning?	p. 383
Clinical Considerations in the Termination of Psychotherapy With Suicidal Patients	p. 409
Termination in Inpatient and Residential Settings	p. 425
Therapeutic Issues Related to Termination With Medication	p. 445
Termination With Japanese Clients	p. 465
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