Reaching Across Boundaries of Culture and Class: Widening the Scope of Psychotherapy Contributor(s): Perez-Foster, Rosemarie (Editor), Moskowitz, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1568214871 ISBN-13: 9781568214870 Publisher: Jason Aronson
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 1996 Annotation: In a world that is forever fragmenting into divisions of ethnicity and class, this groundbreaking book offers an approach to therapy that reaches across the boundaries that usually divide us. Reaffirming psychotherapy's roots in a progressive approach to social change, the contributors show how contemporary methods can be used to treat patients often previously thought unresponsive to psychodynamic therapy. Cultural values, countertransference guilt, immigration, bilingualism, and battered self-esteem in African-American patients are among the many topics discussed. Numerous examples guide the clinician to a better understanding of the role of culture in the therapeutic relationship. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
Dewey: 616.891 |
LCCN: 95052039 |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.37" W x 9.27" L (1.30 lbs) 275 pages |
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Publisher Description: In a world that is forever fragmenting into divisions of ethnicity and class, this groundbreaking book offers an approach to therapy that reaches across the boundaries that usually divide us. Reaffirming psychotherapy's roots in a progressive approach to social change, the contributors show how contemporary methods can be used to treat patients often previously thought unresponsive to psychodynamic therapy. Cultural values, countertransference guilt, immigration, bilingualism, and battered self-esteem in African-American patients are among the many topics discussed. Numerous examples guide the clinician to a better understanding of the role of culture in the therapeutic relationship. A Jason Aronson BookIn a world that is forever fragmenting into divisions of ethnicity and class, this groundbreaking book offers an approach to therapy that reaches across the boundaries that usually divide us. Reaffirming psychotherapy's roots in a progressive approach to social change, the contributors show how contemporary methods can be used to treat patients often previously thought unresponsive to psychodynamic therapy. Cultural values, countertransference guilt, immigration, bilingualism, and battered self-esteem in African-American patients are among the many topics discussed. Numerous examples guide the clinician to a better understanding of the role of culture in the therapeutic relationship. |
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