Positive Power of Imagery (eBook)

Tammie Ronen is a Professor at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel-Aviv University, where she is in charge of Child Clinical Studies. She is also the Head of the Renata Adler Memorial Research Centre for child welfare and protection. She has written widely in the areas of cognitive behaviour therapy, child therapy, and positive psychology, and is a well known international lecturer on these topics.

"It is a well-written, easily and understandable book with
lots of case illustrations and practical guidelines, which help not
only the beginners but the more experienced therapists as
well." (European Journal of Mental Health, 1
June 2012)



"Exceptionally well-written and expertly organized, The Positive
Power of Imagery gracefully weaves together research, clinical
experience, personal stories, images and metaphors in a rich and
engaging tapestry. Ronen seamlessly integrates psychotherapeutic
traditions with a fresh, exciting perspective on imagery work for
various clinical problems and populations".

--Robert D. Friedberg, Associate Professor, Penn State
College of Medicine, USA

"I strongly recommend this book. It is an excellent guide to the
use of imagery in psychotherapy in order to help clients
overcome problems and attain goals. Professor Ronen gives numerous
and valuable case histories which describe how imagery can be
employed to this end. Her creativity and immense clinical
experience shine through and offer readers many original ideas
about ways in which they can harness imagery to benefit
clients".

--Isaac Marks, Professor Emeritus, Institute of
Psychiatry, King's College London, UK

"Imagery, long a staple of psychodynamic therapy, has re-emerged
as a powerful and important technique in the therapeutic
armamentarium in cognitive behavioral therapy. With this incisive
and comprehensive clinical volume, one of the international experts
on CBT, Tammie Ronen, has brought imagery front-and-center for the
CBT therapist. The content, Ronen's clear writing style and
presentation of the conceptual, strategic and technical work, are
superb. The clinical perspectives and examples make this an
essential guide for experienced and novice CBT therapists".

--Arthur Freeman, Director of Clinical Psychology,
Midwestern University, USA

Tammie Ronen has written a remarkable book. She combines an
intensely personal reflection on her own therapeutic practice with
a scholarly review of a number of fields of enquiry, including
positive psychology, creativity, and the issue of imagery and
metaphor in therapy. She provides illuminating clinical examples
throughout the book, and also suggestions for ways in which
therapists can improve their practice. This is a fascinating book,
which will be revisited again and again.

--Ann Hackmann, Oxford University Department of
Psychiatry, UK