The Use of Self in Therapy, Second Edition

Contents

About the Editor
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Therapist Story
The Role of Self in Therapy
Power and Therapy
The Positive Use of the Self
My Use of My Self
Chapter 2. Interview with Carl Rogers on the Use of the Self in Therapy
Chapter 3. Some Philosophical and Psychological Contributions to the Use of Self in Therapy
Introduction
The Concept of the Self
The Contributions of Existential Philosophy
The Concept of the Self in Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry
The Influence of Existential Philosophy on Psychotherapy
Some Thoughts on the Use of Self in Psychotherapy
Chapter 4. Revealing Our Selves
Why Self-Disclosure?
Guidelines and Suggestions
Risks of Self-Disclosure
Benefits from Risking Openness
The Pull of a Style
Medical Practice
Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
Child Psychiatry and Family Therapy
Chapter 5. The Differing Selves
Chapter 6. Uses of Self in Integrated Contextual Systems Therapy
An Integrated Contextual Systems Model
Implications for the Trainee and Training
Problem-Solving Anecdotes: Interventions from My Life
One-Person Sculpture Fleshed Out
Rope As Metaphor for “Betweenness”
Chapter 7. The Person and Practice of the Therapist: Treatment and Training
Fundamental Therapeutic Skills
Theoretical Framework
Training Models for the Person of the Therapist
Goals in Training the Person of the Therapist
Person-Practice Training Format
Transcripts from a Trainee's Presentation
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Use of Multicultural Self for Effective Practice
Introduction
Defining the Multicultural Self
Multicultural Self As Person
Multicultural Self As Professional
Chapter 9. Are All Therapists Alike? Revisiting Research About the Use of Self in Therapy
Therapists' Definition and Awareness of Self
Critical Aspects of Therapeutic Relationships
Personal Characteristics Related to Use-of-Self Patterns
Summary
Chapter 10. Differential Use of Self by Therapists Following Their Own Trauma Experiences
Introduction
Method
Findings
Disconnection
Use of Self in Redefining Connections with Clients
Meaning Making: A New Integration
Conclusion
Chapter 11. Implications of the Wounded Healer Paradigm for the Use of Self in Therapy
Introduction
Polarities
The Myth of the Wounded-Healer
Recent Interest in the Wounded-Healer Paradigm
A Model for Viewing the Healing Process
Critical Elements in the Healing Process
Related Considerations
Summary
Chapter 12. The Self in Family Therapy: A Field Guide
Some Features of the Personal Self
The Self As It Appears in Therapy
Summary
Chapter 13. I Look for I: The Self of the Therapist--Part II
A Bridge Over Nonlogical Waters
This Self in Psychotherapy
A Developmental Schema for Distinguishing Among Psychotherapies
My Computer As a Model for Me Gaining Access to Myself
Epilogue
Index
Reference Notes Included