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Constructivist Psychotherapy: A Narrative Hermeneutic Approach (Advancing Theory in Therapy) - Softcover

Book 7 of 14: Advancing Theory in Therapy

Chiari, Gabriele; Nuzzo, Maria Laura

 
9780415413138: Constructivist Psychotherapy: A Narrative Hermeneutic Approach (Advancing Theory in Therapy)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415413133 ISBN 13: 9780415413138
Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Psychotherapy has undergone major changes in recent years, with a variety of new approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy joining the more traditional and widespread schools of thought. These new approaches all share the epistemological assumption of constructivism, which states that there are alternative ways of looking at events and that we interpret events according to how we see the world.

Constructivist Psychotherapy reviews the constructivist trends in psychotherapy which link these new approaches, allowing the reader to enter an entirely new dialogue. The book traces constructivist thought, elaborating on Kelly’s personal construct theory and the implications for psychotherapeutic theory and practice.

Areas of discussion include:

  • the therapist’s understanding of the client’s narrative
  • a constructivist understanding of the person
  • psychological constructivism and constructivist trends in psychotherapy

Setting constructivist psychotherapy within its therapeutic, social and philosophical context and using case studies throughout, the book revisits 'Kellian' ideas and theories, bringing them up to date, to explore what it is to be a constructivist psychotherapist today. As such this book will be of interest to all psychotherapists, as well as anyone with an interest in the psychotherapeutic field.

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About the Author

Gabriele Chiari is Professor at the Centre for Studies in Constructivist-oriented Cognitive Psychotherapy in Florence, and Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florence. He is an editorial board member of The Journal of Constructivist Psychology.

Maria Laura Nuzzo (1946-2005) was a clinical psychologist and chartered psychotherapist and President of the Italian Association of Constructivist Psychology and Psychotherapy (AIPPC).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415413133
ISBN 13 
9780415413138
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232