Escape from Babel

by Duncan, Barry L.; Hubble, Mark A.; Miller, Scott D.

• ISBN13: 9780393702194
• ISBN10: 0393702197
• Edition: 00
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

While "psychotherapy" has been busily dividing into hundreds of different models, research shows that it doesn't really matter which approach you use. Yet there are some factors, across models, that do matter. The authors want readers to shake their allegiance to masters and models and focus on the basics of relationship, hope, and a plan for the future. Theirs is a simple but effective approach.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v	(4)
Michael J. Lambert
Preface	ix
1. TRAPPED IN BABEL The State of Modern Clinical Theory and Practice	1	(18)
2. ESCAPE FROM BABEL Building a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice	19	(15)
3. THE UNSUNG HEROES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY The Contribution of the Client and Chance Events to Treatment Outcome	34	(47)
4. ON THE SHOULDERS OF CARL ROGERS The Contribution of the Therapeutic Relationship to Treatment Outcome	81	(41)
5. HOPING FOR A CHANGE The Role of Hope, Expectancy, and Placebo in Psychotherapy Outcome	122	(39)
6. "A GIFT FROM GOD" A Case Example	161	(21)
7. STRUCTURE AND NOVELTY The Role of Models and Techniques in Psychotherapy Outcome	182	(16)
8. GETTING A LIFE A Case Example	198	(17)
Epilogue	215	(2)
Bibliography	217	(18)
Index	235