Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling

Gary G Forrest (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

122 Seiten

2001
Haworth Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7890-1524-2 (ISBN)

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Understand countertransference phenomena to become a more effective therapist!This is the first book to examine the various roles of countertransference in chemical dependency counseling. It breaks new ground in its examination of the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and interpersonal responses of chemical dependency counselors to their substance abusing/chemically dependent clients. Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling will help you become more effective in your treatment relationships by developing better skills to understand, resolve, and manage countertransference. A user-friendly table at the beginning of the book facilitates a better understanding of your feelings about your clients and shows how various client behaviors typically affect the therapist's mindset.In Countertransference in Chemical Dependency Counseling you will find:

definitions and historical perspectives of countertransference

a look at the sources of countertransference distortion

techniques for resolving and managing the phenomenon

an exploration of the constructive and therapeutic dimensions of countertransference

techniques for constructively utilizing countertransference phenomena

an examination of contemporary and forward-looking issues--ethics, gender and multicultural realities, managed care, and more

Countertransference is an ever-present reality in chemical dependency counseling. All CD/SA counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other health service providers working with substance abusers and chemically dependent persons need to own this book!

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Countertransference: Historical Perspectives and Definitions

Introduction

History and Definitions

Summary

Chapter 3. Countertransference and the Process of Chemical Dependency Counseling

Introduction

Countertransference Dynamics and Reactions in Chemical Dependency Counseling

Countertransference and Countertransference Distortion

Summary

Chapter 4. Countertransference Distortion

Introduction

Basic Counselor-Client “Fit”

Recognizing Chemical Dependency

Relapse

Severe Counselor Character Pathology

Boundary Violations and Sexual Acting Out

Termination, Suicide, and Rupture of The Therapeutic Alliance

Fees, Billing, Scheduling, and Other Practical Issues

The Process of Daily Living

Summary

Chapter 5. Resolution and Management of Countertransference

Introduction

Counselor Selection, Education, and Training

Counselor Supervision

Personal Therapy

Institutional and Systemic Countertransference

Summary

Chapter 6. Therapeutic Dimensions of Countertransference

Introduction

Countertransference, Empathy, and the Capacity for Human Attachment and Relatedness

The Countertransference-Transference Matrix

Therapist Disclosure of Countertransference

Countertransference in Relapse Prevention and Treatment Termination

Countertransference and the Diagnostic Process

Countertransference and Counselor Self-Awareness, Education, and Growth

Summary

Chapter 7. Countertransference Issues in the Twenty-First Century

Introduction

Ethics

Gender and Multicultural Realities

Managed Care

Client Comorbidity and Dual Diagnosis

Summary

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Epilogue: Brief Personal Reflections on Countertransference

Bibliography

Index

Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.12.2001
Verlagsort	Binghamton
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-7890-1524-2 / 0789015242
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-1524-2 / 9780789015242
Zustand	Neuware