New Approaches to Integration in Psychotherapy

by O'Leary; Eleanor

• ISBN13: 9781583917541
• ISBN10: 1583917543
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-08-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Psychotherapy is an area that has seen huge growth in prominence and practice. The range of theoretical schools that have emerged means that practitioners are striving to amalgamate and synthesise new approaches and theories. New Approaches to Integration in Psychotherapyprovides a snapshot of the latest theoretical and clinical developments in the field of integration. Eleanor O'Leary and Mike Murphy bring together contributors from a range of theoretical backgrounds who present new frameworks, theoretical integrations, clinical developments and related research. They critique existing research and provide a thorough overview of the historical development of the movement towards integration in psychotherapy. The book is divided into three sections, covering the following subjects in depth: Frameworks and Theoretical Integrations Professional and Clinical Integrations and Special Populations Issues for Professional Consideration This book will be welcomed by anyone interested in investigating integrative approaches to psychotherapy. In particular, it will have direct relevance to academics involved in training and research on psychotherapy, psychotherapists, counsellors and clinical psychologists.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	x
Foreword	xv
Acknowledgements	xvii
PART I Frameworks and theoretical integrations	1	(102)
1 The need for integration	3	(9)
ELEANOR O'LEARY
2 A framework for integrative psychotherapy	12	(13)
ELEANOR O'LEARY AND MIKE MURPHY
3 Person-centred gestalt therapy	25	(13)
ELEANOR O'LEARY
4 The narrative metaphor and the quest for integration in psychotherapy	38	(12)
JARL WAHLSTRÖM
5 Gestalt reminiscence therapy	50	(11)
ELEANOR O'LEARY AND NICOLA BARRY
6 Hypnoanalysis: An integration of clinical hypnosis and psychodynamic therapy	61	(13)
PETER J. HAWKINS
7 Integrative psychotherapy of schizophrenic symptoms: Recent developments	74	(14)
JOANNIS N. NESTOROS
8 Multimodal stress therapy: An integrative approach	88	(15)
PATRIZIA COLLARD
PART II Professional and clinical integrations and special populations	103	(74)
9 The integrative collaboration of a psychologist with a psychiatrist	105	(11)
JOANNIS N. NESTOROS, KONSTANTIA A. ZGANTZOURI AND NIKITAS E. POLEMIKOS
10 Some practical issues in working integratively with children and parents	116	(13)
NIKITAS E. POLEMIKOS AND CHRISTINA F. PAPAELIOU
11 Psychosocial interventions in families with an ill member: Possibilities and experiences	129	(12)
JOSÉ NAVARRO GÓNGORA
12 Ameliorating interrelating within families of psychotic persons: An integrative approach	141	(14)
ARGYROULA E. KALAITZAKI AND JOANNIS N. NESTOROS
13 Breathing and awareness: The integrating mechanisms of cognitive-behavioural gestalt therapy in working with cardiac patients	155	(12)
ELEANOR O'LEARY
14 Integrating the personal and professional development of therapists	167	(10)
ELEANOR O'LEARY AND GERALDINE SHEEDY
PART III Issues for professional consideration	177	(28)
15 Integrating spiritual and religious factors into psychological treatment: Why and how	179	(13)
ALEX H.S. HARRIS, SAMUEL D. STANDARD AND CARL E. THORESEN
16 Integration of ethics and practice	192	(13)
RONNY SWAIN
PART IV Conclusion	205	(7)
17 Psychotherapy integration: a journey in small steps	207	(5)
ELEANOR O'LEARY AND MIKE MURPHY
Index	212