Multiculturalism and the Therapeutic Process

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Guilford Press, 3 iul. 2002 - 268 pagini
Clients in psychodynamic therapy come from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, as do therapists, yet cross-cultural issues are often oversimplified or ignored in clinical practice and training. This volume helps therapists incorporate awareness of diversity into all phases of treatment, from referral and assessment to working through and termination. Using extensive case material, Judith Mishne illuminates the ways that differences in ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, class background, and age enter into both the personal identity of client and therapist and the moment-to-moment process of therapy. She offers clear guidance for understanding and navigating the intersubjective issues that arise, drawing from the literatures of multicultural therapy, self psychology, and object relations. Demonstrating how to build and sustain a strong, empathic treatment alliance--one based on openness, self-awareness, curiosity, and specific cultural knowledge--this book is a vital resource for contemporary clinicians.

Winner--Gradiva Award, National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis

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The Changing Paradigms in Clinical Practice
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1
18
Referral Assessment and Diagnosis
47
Engagement and Therapeutic Alliance
64
Resistance
114
Fixation Regression and Defenses
139
Working Through
177
Termination
203
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Judith Mishne, DSW, is a Full Professor at the Shirley M. Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University, where she has been since 1979. The author or editor of numerous books and articles, she has presented at over 100 professional conferences. Dr. Mishne serves as consulting editor on the Journal of Analytic Social Work and the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. She has been a Visiting Scholar at the Bar Ilan University School of Social Work and at the University of Haifa School of Social Work, both in Israel. She also maintains a private practice.

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