Title Therapy with coerced and reluctant clients / Stanley L. Brodsky

Edition 1st ed Published Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 233 pages) Contents Coerced and reluctant clients -- Reluctant and coerced therapists -- Don't ask questions : general principles -- Don't ask questions : why they don't work with coerced clients -- Don't ask "why?" -- Clients asking questions -- Objective self-awareness -- Clients' personal constructs and repertoire -- Additional approaches to therapy -- Hostility and scorn -- Avoidance -- Illustrative cases -- Final observations Summary "This book examines the clinical dilemmas faced by therapists who, for a variety of reasons, are working with involuntary or reluctant clients. These individuals often come to therapy through the judicial system but might also be problem employees or spouses persuaded to enter therapy by their mates. Under these circumstances, working together can be frustrating for both therapist and client. The typical therapist's skills of reflecting, probing, and supporting often fail with individuals who did not enter into therapy of their own accord-or who, once there, do not engage readily with the therapist. The inquiring approach to therapy, with its frequent questioning of the client, can have an unwelcome and intrusive quality for poorly motivated clients. Stanley Brodsky demonstrates how therapists can tailor their interventions to avoid impasses, build a firm alliance with the client, and help him or her develop more productive behaviors. Specifically, Brodsky proposes that therapists adopt a variety of techniques that largely avoid asking questions. Instead, he shows how therapists can make assertive statements about what is happening in the client's life, identify behaviors, and describe choices the client might make. Through the use of case material, the author demonstrates that interacting creatively with reluctant clients can lead to significant breakthroughs. The provocative ideas in this book will be welcomed by therapists and counselors who work with offenders, probationers, involuntarily committed patients and, more broadly, other clients who fail to make progress"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Resistance (Psychoanalysis) Psychotherapist and patient. Patient refusal of treatment. Involuntary treatment. Medical personnel and patient. Psychotherapy -- methods Coercion Mandatory Programs Patient Compliance -- psychology Professional-Patient Relations Treatment Refusal HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. PSYCHOLOGY / Forensic Psychology Medical personnel and patient Involuntary treatment Patient refusal of treatment Psychotherapist and patient Resistance (Psychoanalysis) Psychotherapie. Methode. Problem. Widerstand. Compliance. Zwangsbehandlung. Psychotherapeut. Klient. Form Electronic book Author American Psychological Association. ISBN 9781433808715 1433808714

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